That's quite an interesting point you make there.wesley123 wrote:[...] still finding it weird he didnt hit the brakes, he stayed in his car for an awful long time too. At the moment of the crash I just thought the brakes were broken or something.
Remember the brake fluid containers are ahead of the front bulkhead, so ahead of the monocoque's crash structure. Given that Lewis went head-on into the barriers and seeing the nose completely gone, I suspect brake fluid for both circuits was gone too, hence disabling the brakes.