Is this the new safe F1 cockpit?

Posted on 26-10-2015 at 14:23 by sir_smokalot – 41 Comments”

The current Formula 1 season is decided, but many will follow. The question is, when we in addition to the helmet and the HANS-system is a physical hoofdbeschermer expect.

The discussion about better protecting the head of drivers is already since year and day conducted. The LMP1 racers stepped all over on a headlight fairing, but this seems the F1 is not seriously considered. What is known as a serious option, is the above construction.

It is an additional object opvangzone made between the head and the exterior, which may help in the event of a large object impact (such as the crane in the case of Jules Bianchi), but a little to far out for example, if a spring through your helmet flies.

The system has the characteristics of a g-string: the core is covered, but the surrounding areas are still fully exposed. From the point of view of the driver is any further obstruction of his view a bad thing, because you will see hardly anything from you rijderspositie. The brackets from a transparent material manufacture (if possible) seems the zichtprobleem not completely correct.

On the above illustration, that the hand of veteran Giorgio Piola, the system on a Mercedes visualized. About a possible final application is still little known, there is in any case thought a lot about head – and nekprotectie. If you have alternatives, then we would like to hear. Or should we not even begin to partially protect some of the open cockpit?