Should f1 run coupes?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

F1 cars don't catastrophically catch fire all that often though?

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They don't catastrophically take off or have debris flying into the cockpit all that often either, but that seems to be the crux of your argument.

This thread is causing my hypochondria to flare up.

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Originally Posted by aki13

Remove the goats they have sharpe horns that could hurt someone. :p :

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Where were the goats, it was a hare running on the track, not dangerous.. :)

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Originally Posted by henners88

I gave my reasons and you got nasty. Sorry but you are not in charge of how the debate flows on here and your opinion on whether someones reason is a 'proper' one is your opinion at the end of the day.

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No disrespect, but "It should be in the future because it was in the past" isn't really a valid reason :)

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Originally Posted by Daniel

No disrespect, but "It should be in the future because it was in the past" isn't really a valid reason :)

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Alright then Daniel, can you list the possible accidents a current F1 car might suffer that could lead to a driver fatality that has not already been taken care of?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

No disrespect, but "It should be in the future because it was in the past" isn't really a valid reason :)

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My interpretation of your argument is that just because F1 has always been F1 (i.e. an open wheel, open cockpit form of racing) doesn't mean it has to continue to be F1.

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Originally Posted by Andrewmcm

Safety in racing is reactive, not pro-active.

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Which is bad enough, as many lives would have been saved by being more proactive. For all his defaults Mosley did a good job, he was even a tad proactive with regards to driver safety.

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Originally Posted by henners88

No disrespect but "there is no reason to change open wheel, open cockpit Grand Prix racing into a closed cockpit series".

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You mean that peoples lives are no reason for improving something? Oh well what to expect from the product of today's video gaming 'society'. :down:

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Originally Posted by ioan

Which is bad enough, as many lives would have been saved by being more proactive. For all his defaults Mosley did a good job, he was even a tad proactive with regards to driver safety.

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But equally some lives would still have been lost no matter what, because lives will always be lost in motorsport, just as in life.

(By the way, I know exactly what reaction this comment will produce from some unimaginative quarters.)

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

My interpretation of your argument is that just because F1 has always been F1 (i.e. an open wheel, open cockpit form of racing) doesn't mean it has to continue to be F1.

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I think that's a very silly definition of F1. Go out and ask the question of what F1 is to people and I doubt many will mention open wheels. To me F1 is the tracks, the drivers, the level of competition and ingenuity and F1 cars are simply the cars they're in. I certainly don't think that F1 cars should have a car type body like DTM, F1 has never been about road cars, I simply think that coupe's are stronger by nature of not having a hole in the top and that perhaps some future fatalities or serious injuries can be avoided by the addition of a roof and covering the wheels.

The only person who has even tried to answer my question regarding what would/should be done if these sort of accidents were causing fatalities and serious injuries. Lets say two people die in the next race from injuries sustained from objects hitting the driver in the head? What is done then and why should we be reactive rather than proactive when it's hardly beyond imagination that something could hit the drivers in the head?