Why Don't F1 Cars Have Closed Cockpits?
2021 ж. 25 Ақп.
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Formula 1 cars have changed many times over the years... but why has a closed cockpit never been introduced?
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A closed cockpit, a HUD and possibly a missile targeting system for when you're in last place.
how about 3 turtle shells that rotate around the car, that you can launch at the risk of less protection
The protective halo just recently saved Hamilton at Monza when he crashed with Verstappen. Verstappens tire would have crushed Hamilton’s helmet had the halo not been there.
Many (myself included) disliked how they Halo looked, but we all started appreciating and loving it as soon as we saw how many fatal injuries it prevented. There are many pilots today who wouldn't be alive had it not been for the Halo, the most recent of them being Zhou. Look at how the Halo basically prevented his head from taking any serious injury after he flipped. Once he would have scraped his helmet (or even worse, his head) on the asphalt. I'll always support safety measures that keep our beloved pilots alive and well!
They don´t want to make the F1 cars into a sauna because they know raikkonen will win
You didn't mention Vettel reported the aeroscreen made him dizzy because the vibration was distorting his view of the track. I think that is what killed the aeroscreen back in 2015/16
The halo is absolutely amazing! Grojean would have gotten his head taken clean off by the barrier if not for it and Lewis in Monza would have been crushed. Saving so many lives, great addition to the cars
If Zhou's horrible crash in Silverstone 2022 to go by, Halo saved his life (literally), however we need to keep in mind that extraction should be easy and fast enough. In case of Zhou's accident on lap 1, it took almost 20 minutes to extract Zhou, we were lucky that there was no fire otherwise things could have turned horrible
Lol remember when the biggest thing we had to worry about was how a safety device looked on a race car?
That fighter jet canopy took that force like a boss.
Closed cockpits came into WEC for the LMP1 cars over 10 years ago. They've had a great safety record so far, and the cars look awesome.
I was a huge fan of the cockpit design when that was in discussion during the Massa incident. Hadn't considered at all about the cooling for the driver (let alone watched Indycar to know they had it). Thanks for the breakdown, I'm glad they at least have the halos.
To be honest, I started to follow F1 in 2019 so I never saw Cars without the Halo. And to be honest I think it looks kinda cool.
I think it's awesome that the FIA and IndyCar share their data with each other. It's good for motor racing, it's good for the drivers, it's good for the teams.
For cooling, little holes arranged on the sides of the cockpits along with a mesh screen to protect from any debris would, in my opinion, seem like a viable option.
i think its great to see the halo and closed cockpit design being evolved side by side and sharing findings
"The fighter jet canopy worked really well."
"Too ugly." Ah yes, because F1 cars are all about the looks, the functionalities aren't important
When Grosjean hit the rail in Bahrain 2020, the normal gap drivers climb out of was blocked by a rail. He had to climb out of left side gap between the chassis and halo to get out. If there had been a wind screen in place, I imagine that he would’ve been stuck. :/
Can't lie a fighter jet canopy would look 🥶