Grosjeans car on display
Discussion
alisdairm said:
Oh wow, *THAT* car. Possibly an exhibition worth seeing! 
mat205125 said:
PhilAsia said:
mat205125 said:
The level of engineering and safety in the modern cars is simply astonishing
Lewis' head agrees...
Would have thought you'd have recalled Zhou at Silverstone as a more relevant, and recent example.
Getragdogleg said:
How the hell did he get out with the steering wheel on ?
They have to do the escape test without removing the wheel. It’s tight but possible. I’d like to know if his shoe is still down there. (That said, the straps around the seat suggest that things have been removed and replaced from the ‘car’. The FIA did a very thorough examination of it for their investigation).
mat205125 said:
PhilAsia said:
mat205125 said:
The level of engineering and safety in the modern cars is simply astonishing
Lewis' head agrees...Would have thought you'd have recalled Zhou at Silverstone as a more relevant, and recent example.
Thankfully, there’s been a change in the roll bar standard this year, after the single-post design proved to be very much unsuitable at Silverstone last year.
mw88 said:
I'm still amazed he made it out. Even without the fire it would have been a pretty nasty accident piercing the barriers like that.
I dread to think how that would have played out before the Halo.
As much as it demonstrates how far F1 safety has come since the 1970s (Cervert's crash was similar to RoGro's) I have no desire nor intrigued to see it. Even the picture makes me feel sick to the stomach that a driver could have been burnt to his death.I dread to think how that would have played out before the Halo.
Sandpit Steve said:
Lewis and Zhou would both have had a nasty hit on the lid without the halo - although the helmet standards are also now ridiculously high compared to not many years ago.
Thankfully, there’s been a change in the roll bar standard this year, after the single-post design proved to be very much unsuitable at Silverstone last year.
This years car is still using a single post blade design, it has a rounder top so wont dig in like it did last year and it's meeting a higher load test.Thankfully, there’s been a change in the roll bar standard this year, after the single-post design proved to be very much unsuitable at Silverstone last year.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-alfa-romeo-h...
500TORQUES said:
Sandpit Steve said:
Lewis and Zhou would both have had a nasty hit on the lid without the halo - although the helmet standards are also now ridiculously high compared to not many years ago.
Thankfully, there’s been a change in the roll bar standard this year, after the single-post design proved to be very much unsuitable at Silverstone last year.
This years car is still using a single post blade design, it has a rounder top so wont dig in like it did last year and it's meeting a higher load test.Thankfully, there’s been a change in the roll bar standard this year, after the single-post design proved to be very much unsuitable at Silverstone last year.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-alfa-romeo-h...
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