Last week's Formula 1 race at Fuji Tokyo saw a lot of retirements, mainly due to the severe rain. One of retirements was Mark Webber and Thomas Vettel. During the race, no one watching on TV saw what had happened, we only saw Webber going out in what seemed like Vettel running into the back of his car.
But in this day and age, the broadcast crew of Japanese TV are no longer the only source. A fan caught what really happened on his video camera, and he posted it on YouTube. Upon getting news of it, Red Bull Racing submits the evidence to the stewards and sparks an investigation of the incident.
Turns out, Lewis Hamilton almost passes the safety car, goes wide on a turn and comes to a halt. In order not to pass Hamilton and get penalized, Webber slows down as well, confused as to what Hamilton is doing. Vettel is caught out by surprise and cannot slow down in time, runs into the back of Webber's car.
Fascinating, how the spread of electronics, and mass media reach of YouTube empowered an amateur video to have such an impact.
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