Proposed 'shield', halo alternative, unveiled
Discussion
I think there's quite a lot of things on an F1 car which would fail an MoT test. p1stonhead said:
Someone explain quickly why this is better than a small screen?
Put simply, they couldn't get a screen to pass the tests in the time-frame they'd set themselves to introduce some form of head protection. I don't think anyone would bet against them switching to a screen at some point in the next few years. 
mp3manager said:
Can someone explain how the halo will prevent another Massa eye injury?
I don't think it will. In any case, Massa lived to race another day. The argument for the Halo is rooted in the accident that took the life of Jules Bianchi and the very many very near misses before and since.
I don't have issue with the concept but cannot for the life of me understand how, in an industry noted for engineering excellence and design, that a more elegant solution could not have been created.
StevieBee said:
mp3manager said:
Can someone explain how the halo will prevent another Massa eye injury?
I don't think it will. In any case, Massa lived to race another day. The argument for the Halo is rooted in the accident that took the life of Jules Bianchi and the very many very near misses before and since.
I don't have issue with the concept but cannot for the life of me understand how, in an industry noted for engineering excellence and design, that a more elegant solution could not have been created.
HTP99 said:
StevieBee said:
mp3manager said:
Can someone explain how the halo will prevent another Massa eye injury?
I don't think it will. In any case, Massa lived to race another day. The argument for the Halo is rooted in the accident that took the life of Jules Bianchi and the very many very near misses before and since.
I don't have issue with the concept but cannot for the life of me understand how, in an industry noted for engineering excellence and design, that a more elegant solution could not have been created.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/...
p1stonhead said:
It wouldnt? Apparently it can withstand 12 tonnes of force on it.....
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/...
Don't think so mate, sensors measured the crash at 254 Ghttps://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/...
budgie smuggler said:
p1stonhead said:
It wouldnt? Apparently it can withstand 12 tonnes of force on it.....
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/...
Don't think so mate, sensors measured the crash at 254 Ghttps://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/...
Yeah perhaps not then.
The VSC was introduced to stop another Bianci incident, now, until the race is neutralised, no heavy equipment is allowed in front of the barriers.
Massa's injury led to new helmet specs that have to include a reinforced visor section above the visor sight line, which would stop the damage you see to Massa's helmet and face.
The Halo isn't designed to stop either incident, if anything it has the potential in Massa's case to deflect the spring into the drivers unprotected chest and throat area.
Massa's injury led to new helmet specs that have to include a reinforced visor section above the visor sight line, which would stop the damage you see to Massa's helmet and face.
The Halo isn't designed to stop either incident, if anything it has the potential in Massa's case to deflect the spring into the drivers unprotected chest and throat area.
Halo is more intended for the incidents that Justin Wilson and Henry Surtees had. Massa's incident is only blockable with a closed canopy, and Bianchis is only preventable by slowing down.
IIRC Halo has been in development for a few years now, only being pushed to the forefront in the last year or so.
IIRC Halo has been in development for a few years now, only being pushed to the forefront in the last year or so.
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