Safety

Ericsson urges F1 to switch to Aeroscreen in the future

IndyCar racer Marcus Ericsson believes Formula 1 should switch to the aeroscreen cockpit safety device insisting the element is a…

4 years ago

F1 considers safety changes for 2020 following Hubert crash investigation

The FIA's investigation into the tragic crash at Spa in which F2 racer Anthoine Hubert lost his life and Juan…

5 years ago

Masi rules out knee-jerk reaction to 'freak' Peroni incident

Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says he's not expecting the sport to make any major changes to venues in…

5 years ago

Horner sees new hope for aeroscreen in F1

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says that the aeroscreen concept might still have a shot of getting picked up by…

5 years ago

HANS device creator Dr Robert Hubbard dies at 75

Dr Robert Hubbard, the engineer responsible for co-developing the life-saving Head And Neck Safety device, passed away on Tuesday at…

6 years ago

Leclerc crash at Spa convinced Wolff of halo's purpose

At the start of the season, Toto Wolff said he would love to take a chainsaw and chop off the…

6 years ago

Verstappen and Hulkenberg still no fans of the halo

The 'halo' passed its first full-scale real life test with flying colors last weekend at Spa, but Max Verstappen and…

6 years ago

Big hit to Leclerc's halo convincingly validates its purpose

If anyone still had any doubts about the purpose of the halo's presence on F1 cars, they were spectacularly put…

6 years ago

Whiting to marshals: 'Don't touch a car without gloves!'

A track-side episode in Hungary involving Nico Hulkenberg's Renault led FIA race director Charlie Whiting to remind marshals of the…

6 years ago

Ultra-protective helmet to be mandatory in F1 from 2019

A new ultra-protective helmet standard is to be introduced in all major championships overseen by the FIA. The new specification…

6 years ago