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New video: Wheel Tethers (Patreon)

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2020-08-05 11:24:29

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2026-06

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Seeing as Magnussen's wheel tethers had a rare failure on Sunday I thought I'd do a piece on what wheel tethers are and why they're so necessary.

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Wheel Tethers - Just how dangerous is a flying F1 tyre anyway?

Wheel tethers have been in F1 since 1998 and may easily have prevented countless injuries by stopping tyres from flying all over the place. What are they, how do they work, and just how dangerous are flying tyres? ------------------ Please do support these videos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chainbearf1 Twitter: http://twitter.com/chainbear Videos en Español: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aJWhQTYB6PURmsXXA2Wvw/ Writing / Illustration / Animation / Editing / Narration: Stuart Taylor http://www.chainbear.me sharecode: chainbearsharef1