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Originally Posted by Head416
So why did the car in the first vid flip? I understand that once it has started you have the combination of downforce on the rear and air flowing under the front, but what was the trigger that started the process? Usually you see some type of contact that lifts the front end and triggers a flip. Was the aero so bad on this thing that it is perpetually on the verge of flipping? That doesn't seem likely.
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There is a pretty good technical article on this on Mulsanne Mike's website. The article deals with the CLR specifically but the end result is the same.
Mulsanne's Corner: Mercedes CLR Flip at Le Mans