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wheelspin

[ hweel-spin, weel- ]

noun

  1. the spinning spinning of a wheel, especially that of a drive wheel of a powered vehicle that has poor traction.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of wheelspin1

First recorded in 1925–30; wheel + spin
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The three-time champion suffered a little wheelspin in the second phase of his start, which allowed the Ferrari driver to challenge on the outside at the first corner.

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You're managing, you have one little wheelspin and it costs you 0.2-0.3secs.

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Hamilton’s been struggling with wheelspin, so his ability to control that – or not – will be a huge factor in the race.

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Bottas made a superb start beating Hamilton into the first corner, the world champion bogged down with wheelspin off the line, while Leclerc too jumped from fifth to third.

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Cadillac says the rear-wheel-drive configuration enables the system to “channel more torque to the pavement without wheelspin for exhilarating acceleration and greater cornering capability” — though the automaker wouldn’t reveal how quickly the Lyriq can leap to 60mph.

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