Kobayashi apologised for hitting Massa on cold tyres. After all, Japanese grow up being taught to apologise for everything, even if it was out of their control (See Japanese motoring law for details )
However, Kobayashi made a few telling comments. He said that he braked, nothing happened, then he braked more and nothing happened, then he braked more and the wheels locked as the tyres were cold. To me, this is a clear indication of a brake-by-wire failure.
Does anyone remember the early Prius accidents caused by BBW failure?
Do remember, BBW is *always* paired with anti-lock brakes in road-cars for safety reasons. In road-cars, if ABS fails, energy recovery is disabled - again for safety reasons.
What do you all think?
Is BBW a safety issue? (I think it is)
Does ABS need to be re-introduced in F1 to make the new power systems safe to race?
*EDIT* - The verdict on Kobayashi is in "http://www.autosport...t.php/id/112956"
Edited by Aeomer, 16 March 2014 - 10:22.