Posted By: dirtracer74 on August 17 2017 at 05:59:48 PM
The wheel itself is not tethered in indy or in F1. If someone leaves the lug nut loose, and the wheel comes off, it is on its own. They are similar to how the tethers in sprint cars work. If this picture shows up, you can see how the tether is attached in F1. There is no way to tether a spinning wheel, without it being on a bearing of some sort, but then you would not be able to change the wheel out quickly.
yes, wheels do come off in F1 and in Indy from time to time. You just do not see it often because of the way the spindles,a nd the nuts are built.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMIUbPB1Z0
Here you can see a sprint car front axel tether.
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