Up to date: Could 04, 2024 07:22 PM
Information captured by the USA Group throughout the high-speed crash that prompted them to withdraw from the SailGP Bermuda Grand Prix has revealed the person accountable for inflicting the capsize.
The knowledge supplied by the F50 outlined the reason for the capsize as “person error” when wing trimmer Victor Diaz de Leon pressed a button which inverts the wing, slightly than flattening it as was his intention, when he was positioned on the starboard facet of the boat.
The SailGP technical crew additionally revealed that the button was used efficiently on seven events earlier than the incident and that there was no challenge with its working efficiency.
Diaz de Leon has taken full duty for the incident and issued an apology to the crew on Saturday,
“Whereas working the wing, I selected the unsuitable perform on my management panel, which prompted our boat to flip,” Diaz de Leon stated.
Wing trimmer Victor Diaz de Leon pushed unsuitable button on USA boat ({photograph} by SailGp)
“It was very scary and I’m grateful that each one my teammates are protected.”
Mike Buckley, Group USA’s chief govt officer and stragetist, was eager to deflect consideration away from particular person duty and set the main focus at crew degree.
“We knew instantly what went unsuitable however errors can occur at any degree,” Buckley stated.
“We compete as a crew and regardless of the final result is, whether or not it’s what we would like, we win and lose as a crew and we be taught from it.”