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Originally posted by 88BlueTSiQuest
I can understand why the passenger died, given the damage on that side of the car. But I wonder what injuries the driver suffered for him to die too? The report says they were wearing their seatbelts and helmets, maybe it wasn't a full racing belt with head restraint......
Carbon Fiber!

I think that if that were a steel bodied car we would have seen a hugely contorted structure.

Carbon Fiber doesn't bend (much) it just holds rigidly then snaps.
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