2018 "Onboard" camera

[Jasandjules]

Kraken said:

It would be very difficult to make it strong enough. It's integrated right into the chassis and the test weights it has to undergo are massive.

Sky F1 have said a few times it is 10 tonnes or a double decker bus.......... Quite impressive really, but watching the drivers try to get out, if one of those cars catches fire I think we will have serious issues.

[sgtBerbatov]

Jasandjules said:

Kraken said:

It would be very difficult to make it strong enough. It's integrated right into the chassis and the test weights it has to undergo are massive.

Sky F1 have said a few times it is 10 tonnes or a double decker bus.......... Quite impressive really, but watching the drivers try to get out, if one of those cars catches fire I think we will have serious issues.

Watch Kimi get out of his Ferrari yesterday after the race, and he took off the U shaped collar thing from around the cockpit. The thing got caught by the halo so easily.

[FunkyNige]

Jasandjules said:

Sky F1 have said a few times it is 10 tonnes or a double decker bus.......... Quite impressive really, but watching the drivers try to get out, if one of those cars catches fire I think we will have serious issues.

They still have to be able to get out of the car in a set time, but that set time did increase when the halo was introduced.

[The Selfish Gene]

g3org3y said:

Blaster72 said:

Or, get rid of the halo completely and be done with it.

Is the correct answer.

F1 is no longer F1. I couldn't help myself but watch this weekend (as after multiple decades it's hard not to like any addict)

F1 is open cockpit - it is no longer with the Halo. Therefore not F1.

I actually forgot it was on. Sky had taped it automatically.

I'm sure i'm not the only one, but i'm out.

[Europa1]

Mr Pointy said:

I don't believe pulic opinion has anything to do with it; it's the legal implications that have driven this decision. The halo isn't being implemented in any other class of racing so it won't prevent any future Henry Surtees type incidents. T

I thought it was in Formula 2 this year?

[Sixpackpert]

Europa1 said:

Mr Pointy said:

I don't believe pulic opinion has anything to do with it; it's the legal implications that have driven this decision. The halo isn't being implemented in any other class of racing so it won't prevent any future Henry Surtees type incidents. T

I thought it was in Formula 2 this year?

And Formula E next year

[Daston]

I watched both Quali and the Race, I was amused at how fast Brundle commented on the Halo's being terrible especially with the new timing screens they have had to make so now you see even less of the driver.

On board shots now are just 90% toilet seat, track side shots are now much harder to see the driver or know who it is. Cars still sound terrible and although the cars appear to be much more flowing in shape you can't see it due to the ton of carbon fiber draped off it. Ferrari seem to be the worst offender in this.

I honestly can say I won't miss it if it wasn't on.

[cmsapms]

It's nice to see the FIA/LibMed courting the grey pound/OAP market. That in car footage must be very familiar to anyone that regularly uses a Zimmer frame!

[Jasandjules]

FunkyNige said:

They still have to be able to get out of the car in a set time, but that set time did increase when the halo was introduced.

Exactly. If you have to increase the time to exit.............

[theAmerican]

Kraken said:

theAmerican said:

Off topic, but why isn’t the halo hinged right there. Would make egress/access sooo much easier if they could just flip it forward and slam lock it in place at the rear when needed

It would be very difficult to make it strong enough. It's integrated right into the chassis and the test weights it has to undergo are massive.

I don’t doubt you, but the fixing in the pic doesn’t look particularly special. Pretty sure they could accommodate a hinge there.