New HALO system tested
Discussion
I am happy to overlook the looks for safety on this occasion.
However, would this have saved Bianchi? I doubt it.
What about Massa? Maybe, but looking at where the spring hit him, probably not.
what about if the device itself was hit and splintered and hit the drivers head?
I am not convinced this is an improvement in safety. But am prepared to be educated!
However, would this have saved Bianchi? I doubt it.
What about Massa? Maybe, but looking at where the spring hit him, probably not.
what about if the device itself was hit and splintered and hit the drivers head?
I am not convinced this is an improvement in safety. But am prepared to be educated!
Adam Ansel said:
I would dearly love to hear what Kimi said about this after the run.
From the Autosport live feed:10:15 According to Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen has said the visibility was "OK" when he ran the halo for an installation lap this morning. The design is an early prototype that it has produced itself and is pretty close to what it expects the final shape to be. As yet, it is unsure whether Sebastian Vettel will test it tomorrow.
Henry Fiddleton said:
How has it ended up with this as opposed the canopy, as per Le Mans esk cars!
I think there were two concerns with the canopy - keeping it clean and dry so the driver can actually see; and the potential difficulty of getting the driver out of the car in an accident. mollytherocker said:
Adam Ansel said:
I would dearly love to hear what Kimi said about this after the run.
I would imagine it was short and to the point!Imagine this in the first corner of a race, everyone piling in...hard to believe it won't create a blind spot.
SMIDSY Galore!
Not sure it'll reduce visisbilty that much - they've already got the driver facing camera right in front of them (new this year) plus an assortment of antennae and pitot tubes.
Ok - they might not see a Grosjean at Spa special (if i remember rightly), but I'm not sure it'll make that much difference. We reallly need a helmet cam shot to be sure.
Ok - they might not see a Grosjean at Spa special (if i remember rightly), but I'm not sure it'll make that much difference. We reallly need a helmet cam shot to be sure.
Vaud said:
I don't know anything about the structural forces, but I wonder why they are attaching the front strut it to the cockpit front, rather than just backwards to just below the airbox.
In the Autosport article it says that this prototype is a temporary fix, so probably not structural in any way. I would imagine that in 12 months time the device will look better integrated and refined. It's not pretty and probably wont ever be but the cars are hardly lookers as they are. Visually, my preference would be for a canopy but I'll trust the research and opinions of the (cleverer than me) engineers!Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff