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4th September 2012, 01:58 #1
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Had it not been for the lower nose on this year's f1 car who knows what would have ha
Formula One pushes on with closed cockpit plans after Belgian Grand Prix pile-up | Mail Online
Another lucky escape... time to take cover! F1 furthers closed cockpit plans after pile-up
Read more: Formula One pushes on with closed cockpit plans after Belgian Grand Prix pile-up | Mail OnlineVERSTAPPEN: ‘If I’d let Sainz past, dad would’ve kicked me in the nuts!’
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4th September 2012, 06:14 #2
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if the noses had been higher it would still have missed alonso, it was not the nose height that spared head contact, it was the fact the car went over the ferraris nose not over the cockpit.
This incessant "What if" is getting rather tiresome. Yes, they should look very closely at the accident and preventing similar. Yes, they have to look at the potential outcomes as well as the actual and balance the risk. but to suggest what might have happened if the cars we don't have anymore were invlolved in the same accident is utterly pointless IMO.
And if its got anything to do with the Daily Mail I won't even open the link as its not worth elevating my blood pressure to read the crap they turn out, the only good bit is normally the comments section, and after about 5-10 of them I fear for the future of humanity if that is the standard of intelligence of the general population"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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5th September 2012, 22:31 #3
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Its a tough call. Safety has come so far and can always improve more. So the next logical step os for covers or canopies. However why did this not come in in 2007 when Wurz took off over DC.
Same incident different reaction.
I will watch progress with interest.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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6th September 2012, 08:50 #4
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Originally Posted by aki13
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6th September 2012, 12:46 #5
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Has anyone ever been hit in the head by a flying car in an open cockpit racing formula? It can't have happened that often, surely, to warrant making such a drastic change?
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6th September 2012, 12:56 #6
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Originally Posted by fandango
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2"I" before "E" except after "C". Weird.
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6th September 2012, 13:44 #7
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Originally Posted by aki13
Originally Posted by DexDexterThe Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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6th September 2012, 14:33 #8
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Ayrton Senna: Would he have survived a crash today? - Channel 4 News
Ayrton Senna
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The front wheel on Senna's car is likely to have jumped up and hit him in the face, forcing his head back and causing fatal skull fractures. Since 1999 wheels have been attached to the chassis with tethers to stop them from flying off the cars during an impact.
Wheel bracket
The wheel brackets buckled and penetrated Senna's visor on impact causing an injury above his eye that would again have been enough to kill him. The two safety measures explained above indicate how the possibility of this happening again have been reduced. A comparison of the Massa crash in 2009, Michael Schumacher's head-on collision in 1999 which broke his leg, and Senna's fatal accident in 1994 highlights the achievements of 17 years progress in safety measures.VERSTAPPEN: ‘If I’d let Sainz past, dad would’ve kicked me in the nuts!’
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6th September 2012, 16:51 #9
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Originally Posted by Robinho
This is correct.
This is an issue the FIA for the whole of Open cockpit racing cars to confront, not just F1. Possibly it is more dangerous in junior formula where the cars are not always as strong and supposedly the driving levels are slightly lower.
F1 should have better in all these things. So look at the lower levels first.
Its tough as I said because each time an accident like this occurs its easy to say well but its an open wheel and cockpit formula which I myself have said in thje past.
However that is OK until someone is killed, then I am sure things would change.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
Well pressure builds cracks and this time Max got it wrong. To be fair between Max being clearly unhappy and Sergio being out in Q1, it's clear the RB was hard to get set up well for the track. ...
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