Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve crash at Jerez 1997

From: rmagrude@concentric.net (Randy Magruder)
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Subject: A picture is worth a thousand words
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 08:42:02 GMT
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This page has a great still shot showing everything you want to know
about the incident between Villeneuve and Schumacher:



Note 

1.  The relative positions of the two cars

2.  Schumacher's Left hand position on the wheel

3.  The degree of corresponding angle of the Ferrari's left front
(the right front wheel is flattened against Jacques' car)

[RPS note: the convergence of the front wheels is a normal effect
of the perspective of the wide angle lens. It doesn't allow one to
conclude that Shcumacher's steering was affected.]

4.  A lot of room ahead and to the left of Michael where he COULD have
gone straight and slowed and avoided the incident had he chose to.

5.  A complete absence of any smoke or signs of sliding or wheel
lockup by Jacques

6.  The position of Jacques right front wheel relative to the curb.

The single snapshot on this web site is perfect at demonstrating why
the few MS defenders here are absolutely full of it, and why their
various theories and attempts to change what happened fall on deaf
ears for those that watched the incident carefully over and over.

Randy

See also this page for more still photos. There is one from a different angle.