FELIPE MASSA HELMET DAMAGE

[gustcba]

despues de ver esta imagen, y ante tanta seguridad (pongamos como ej. un caso que cuesta una fortuna) si bien el resorte pegó sobre el visor, tambien lo hizo sobre el casco y se puede ver que quedó bastante destruido en esa parte... habria que revisar esto me parece, por suerte no fue unos cms. mas hacia la cara sino otra sería la historia.... FUERZA FELIPINHO: volvé a ser el de antes... casi campeón!!!!

[ItalianBandit]

what the fuck is the point of a helmet if this happens.....

[zedsul]

@ItalianBandit if it wasnt there a lot of drivers would be dead .Like Hamilton,Alonso,Massa...

[ItalianBandit]

@zedsul I have a personal experience when i got my scar, THAT, the helmet caused... not the crash.

[zedsul]

@ItalianBandit But here he would have been killed so that proves that helmets are usefull and usless

[Nismo12121]

@ItalianBandit Bro He wouldnt HaVE a head if it wasnt for the helmet!

[MegaBiker98]

I'm not sure but wat is it that hits him a bird?

[wahaya2]

@MegaBiker98 A very substantial spring, weighing several kilograms and bouncing down the track in the opposite direction, which had fallen off the car in front, which happened to be Rubens Barrichello.

[alonsoforever8]

OMG!!!

[AlmostRuined]

Oh no! Is the helmet ok?

[eaglemalysz]

LOL

[zerosugarthefirst]

taht hurts

[xXSnoopyNoopyXx]

YEAH!!! I GOT HE :D

[bcfcfifa]

no shit sherlock that hurt

[BuclkeNutz]

He had that "What the Fuck" look in his eye

[dwarfLT97]

hey man kids watching :D

[metallicarabbit]

lol he should die

[artur4467]

@metallicarabbit u should die. idiot. u should be american or english. so idiot people. fuck u jerk

[Alexplaysgolf]

@metallicarabbit

WTF YOU ABSOLUTE NOB YOUI SHOULD DIE YOU WANKER

[MrArizonaCactus8]

@metallicarabbit That wasn't very nice... poopsac!!!!

[TheUniMouse]

This accident made me wear a helmet while bicycling

[kirstyw14]

@MaximumD2 ...and proud!

[thetexasplayboys]

Same shit killed Senna. The EXACT same shit. This due ought to thank God every night he's alive, cause he is LUCKY.

[NickJ95GB]

@thetexasplayboys yes real shame, a tyre hit him on his helmet spitting it in his head D':

[cmomofilm]

@thetexasplayboys Not exactly but similar, Senna was killed by a part of his own car rebounding back into his helmet on impact with the wall.

[camden199]

was he dead when the pic was taken?

[CRACKED56]

@camden199 no, he's not dead

[lonkavhobune]

@camden199 Yes he was dead when the pic was taken. Then they asked George Romero to direct F1 broadcasts.

[masso172]

damn poor massa

[kirstyw14]

@YottaFlop Please don't patronise me, I understand the laws of physics and that the speed of the item increases the relative weight of the item. What I am suggesting that if the spring was 20 pound (10kg) or 20 kg the relative force would have been enough to break his neck. I've dropped a 20kg block of cheese on my foot, believe me, that hitting you in the face at that speed would be a killer!

[stokey26]

@kirstyw14 and a waste of cheese

[cottylfc1]

@stokey26 LMFAOOOOOOOOOO i actually laughed my arse of when i seen this comment lol

[aldosalthren]

@kirstyw14 im not so sure, i know it takes 76 lbs of immediate force to break a windpipe, even though the vertebrae in the neck arent as strong as in the spine i still think they're a little bit more durable than the windpipe so im giving them 100lbs MAX... then again im not so sure and cant be bothered to look it up. even so, they are very well protected in those cars. he definitely felt that but i doubt it would be fatal, hence he lives.

[MaximumD2]

@kirstyw14 Nerd

[VVizeman]

@kirstyw14 so that's why cheese sometimes smells like stinky feet!!! 8-O

[jakwasere2k9]

@kirstyw14 Yeah but i bet if your hit yourself in the face with some cheese, you wouldn't be wearing a helmet or are are you not mature enough for cheddar, because baby its mature enough for you. lol :L

[chewbaky]

@kirstyw14 Why ae you carrying 20kg of cheese?

[kirstyw14]

@chewbaky Worked on a deli!

[seanymo]

@kirstyw14 a 20kg block of cheese!! where did you get that? that would be huge!

[dafspeed]

worst robocop impression ever

[cubanmole]

he has never been the same driver since this, but it takes some balls to get back in that car.

[Aris048thesecond]

is the eye gone or is it there??

[smokeymcpinchback]

Brutal. At least the helmet took the worst of it.

[supervilla1777]

its the brazilian curse parts flyin into brazilian race car drivers heads is

[Zobzon69]

he's in shock, and isn't actually looking at the camera, but great shot though

[mw2vids11]

They should make better things for those racers

[martyr2005]

probably few centimeters to his right to the visor and he would have his head crushed by the piece so h\e was quite lucky, like kubica on the rally accident....omg that guard rail...pierced the whole car

[acenace24]

Not ouch, its called dead

[sgtclam]

thank god for carbon fiber

[nolangreen]

At least it didn't hit straight on visor shot, that would have been the end. None the less nasty hit he took

[ReCiMaFiA]

head shottt

[kirstyw14]

@EelcoWH I was replying to somebody who had said it was 20 pound, hence why I made the comparison. If you look at my further comments I did state that being hit in the face by a bag of sugar at high speed wouldn't be pleasant. Chill.

[tokaida9]

wow.... thats cruel

[MrMasterSteven]

that's terrible

[chrispacmen]

i wich this would of happend to alonso ^^

[erkyss3]

@chrispacmen how u can wish this to happen to anyone, i wish this happens to you

sorry bcs of my bad english u idiot

[some1likeNachoman]

@chrispacmen You can't say something like that:(

[paulboggan]

@chrispacmen what an unbelievable thing to post. i presume you are not a fan of f1. no self respecting fan would wish injury on any competitor.

[peeses6]

One of most horrible accidents i've ever seen live. After Senna's accident I just hoped that I would never have to see something like this happen but Felipe had lot of luck and it was not his time to leave us yet.

[SylvieMelody]

Well he was so lucky... if he was hit in the vizor he would have been dead like Ayrton Senna

[F1guitarfanatic927]

@SylvieMelody meh Ayrtons was not luck, it was the terrible mistake from track officials for not putting tyre walls there instead of a concrete wall. Massa's accident was just down to luck, maybe even a bit of karma too

[kirstyw14]

@Bennoisky It wouldn't just bounce off - it isn't just the weight it is the speed which creates the relative impact. I'm pretty convinced in F1 rear suspension springs weigh about 0.8kg - look it up. Whatever the weight, a bag of sugar hitting you at 20mph is a lot different than a bag of sugar hitting you at 160mph. Think of the damage a bullet does because of the speed it travels, not the weight of it.

[miles24fig]

About felipe massa's helmet that it was that carbonfiber helmet and they are really strong. If he had the regular helmets he might have died.

[TheSporeboy101]

strangely this accident happend 2 weeks after henry surties was hit on the head by a tyre

[seapeddler]

Why wasn't the spring safety wired?

Obviously a planned incident.

[Twoquick2kill]

@seapeddler i agree

[laurynas101]

in your face!!!

[droidbait]

@laurynas101 is that appropriate?

[ViolentVendetta]

imagine how his head will look like if this thing hits him without a helmet ^^

[tiktok51]

@ViolentVendetta he wouldnt hawe a head then :(

[T4teens]

@ViolentVendetta What head? lol

[mrjogray]

I love Reading the comments calling him a faggot and retard. Just think about what your saying. he's achived what most of us can only dream of, not in terms of winning but the fact that the closest most of us will ever get to f1 driving is on a game!!

[cmgmotorsports]

damn!!!!

[Snoopo]

Haha! Looks like hes shat himself. Faggot.

[Stuey1996]

@Snoopo i think you would have been so scared too.he could have died.so go fuck yourself!

[TheJimppa]

out shit

[CBSparky9]

Ur a retard..... what u goin on bout the Cockpit an shit?!,,,,,,,and to the other dope...so wat if it weighted 0.8 kg or even 20 kg........ at the end of the day wit d speed of Massa hitting close to 300 and d sprin goin at over 100 Mph....... he stil gets hit with somethin at 400+ mph

[F1guitarfanatic927]

@CBSparky9 Come on get your speeds right. They get to 180mph at the most there. look at the track layout for them series of corners, and the corner he crashed at has been made tighter, so that will slow them down. Also, F1 cars can only hit 220-230mph, depending on the slipstream they have, not 300mph .Rubens was about half the track in front of Felipe, and the spring fell off just before the straight starts, so it gave it time to slow down slightly.

[CBSparky9]

@F1guitarfanatic927 ha.... am ya infairness you do know more then me!! and your right mate!! ha

[nurazrolzaa]

supaSix1 if the picture was taken b4 da accident, then how can massa's helmet be like that? does he slipped down and banged onto his rear car in the pit b4 he went out for qualifying? what a nonsense...

[kilthebatman]

Andesdk you tosser why laugh? Your just a fucking retard.... Go fuck your dead mum

[agusmaru08]

que cara dura que sos, deberias guardar mas respeto y no hacer de eso un circo, y si no me entendes usa el altavista para traducir.

[ppatrik1221]

massa is really ferrari-fan, hes blood is red!

[ANDESDK]

haha :D

[SupaSix1]

I think people are getting a little confused. this picture was taken before the accident.

[jeanclaude780]

@SupaSix1 what a noob you are...

[iamthestigsixsixsix]

I'm surprised the FIA didn't jump all over the safety bandwagon and make all the cars have roofs or something. Sounds ridiculous, but with some of the decisions they've made over the past few years, it's not as unlikely as you'd think.

[Michaelingolfhansen]

Agree!

People tend forget that it's not the speed that kill, but the surroundings, the walls etc.!

So instead of destroying tracks with chicanes to slow the cars down, they should focus their work on whats around the tracks!

But a Freak accident like Massa's is almost impossible to avoid, but then the continuing work on helmet design and other safety devices that do not destroy the sport, showed it's importance!

Had this been 20 years ago, his helmet would not have saved him!

[usern4meunkn0wn]

@Michaelingolfhansen What makes a situation involving surroundings and walls dangerous? Yes, speed. So speed does kill.

I agree on the helmet part, however, for me you make no sense at all saying that speed doesn't kill.

[droidbait]

@Michaelingolfhansen had it been 10 years ago, let alone 20

[blainyrules]

@Michaelingolfhansen Totally agree with the 'it's the surroundings that kill', Even with something like Senna's crash he would've survived had he not crashed into a solid concrete wall.

[videogameman1588]

@blainyrules I hope you kow hat Senna didn't die from the concrete wall. When he crashed, his right front wheel came off and struck his head very hard. That gave Senna a Basilar Skull Fracture. He was injured so bad that even if he recovered, he would be paralised.

RIP SENNA 1994 IMOLA LAP 6

[imnotftw]

@videogameman1588 actually there were 4 fatal injuries found on senna's body all of which could have killed him which one actually did remains unclear to this day.

[nammoo89]

@videogameman1588 But the concrete wall made the wheel come off.

[dillonbf]

Was he conscious in this picture?

[ChillMB]

You obviously have some sort of mental issue.

[ChillMB]

This dude is rich as fuck, he gonna be fine yo! Be healin in luxury and shit, surrounded by fine ass bitches if he wants!!

[SashKaLakers]

Hahaha !...Idiot !

[stokey26]

think having an enclosed cockpit causes other problems like heat build up which is really high already in the cockpit let alone being in a greenhouse and the safety thing of trying to et out the cockpit quickly in a accident

[Rzrjo]

@stokey26 What about just something like a windshield not entirely sealed.

[JeeperZJ]

@thecamupstairs

a sealed cockpit would go completely against what formula one has been about since it's inception, and would also require a complete overhaul of the rules governing aerodynamics....leave sealed cockpits for the lemans series racers, f1 drivers have been, and always will be, the most extreme and hardcore ones out there

[fanofdiesel]

I didn't know the damage to him was like that, the helmet looks pretty bad too, it did all it could to protect him. if these helmet weren't made from what there made from, Felipe would look worse than that

[arnoldbosnan]

Actually what is the purpose of a helmet?

A helmet are meant to withstand any object that hit and protect the head. There is no excuse for event like massa to happen. No matter how bombastic richie78318 said made of polymer based material, very strong, that means it should protect the head injury like Massa. If it's a neck injury, that is forgivable.

[trophy2052]

Wow we certainly have a lot engineers responding to photos on the internet! The comparison between paint ball helmets and full face auto racing helmets is a really great point! By the way I have a great video of a dancing baby and a talking dog . Moron!!!!!!!!!

[arnoldbosnan]

Massa Helmet if it is a good one will not have this kind of incident. What is the purpose of helmet? how can a spring can crack people's head. I think US technology is not as great as we thought. Just a piece of cheap things but US sell it expensive to make money as crisis is happening. The helmet is useless. It should withstand a bullet. Ferrari was con by helmet manufacturer and lost one driver to drive at Hungary GP and the team lost some vital point. Ferrari is stupid for letting this happen

[sketchbookies]

yeah, i agree, nobody has ever heard of schuberth crash helmets, and if a paintball helmet can withstand a shotgun at 10ft then surely a racing helmet can withstand this?

[Fudgecake118]

Right, ok if you think something weighing 1kg, travelling at a fast rate out the back of a car, then being met by massa who was travelling at 150-160mph. Not much can stop that

[k3v1nbr1dg35]

are you retarded? that was a 20 pound spring at around 180 mph. it would have destroyed whatever it hit whether it hit a wing or in this case a helmet. and for your information... those helmets are made CUSTOM for the f1 driver and run in the neighborhood of $2500, far from cheap. Massa should have died, and THANKS to his helmet, excellent safety equipment, and doctors was walking around only 3 days later. And you talk like Ferrari had control over a spring bouncing down the road... Dumb ass.

[kirstyw14]

The spring only weighed 2 pound. Just under actually at 0.8kg. If it was 20 pound it probably would have broken his neck.

[brunnemerc]

only a two pound spring. that is a shit load of force at approx. 150 mph.

[Bennoisky]

@kirstyw14 Eeh... the spring is alot more then 2 pound, if a spring was less then 1kg it would bounce of his helmet not break into it. the spring was around 7,5 kg.

Springs should be heavy, because it needs to set up, stiffer or weaker. you cant do that with a 1kg spring.

If it was 20 years ago Massa would have been killed instantly, if it wasn't the spring it would have been the wall.

[Wilzu333]

@kirstyw14 Or if it was a 20 mph faster it would have broken his neck...

[EelcoWH]

@kirstyw14 Only 2 pound? Imagine being hit in the face by a bag of sugar at 250kph. Saying a 20 pound spring would've broken his neck is stating the obvious. That's like saying a 200 pound spring would've pulverized his head.

[atourdeforce]

@kirstyw14 honestly if it were 20, he would most likely not have a head!!

[kirstyw14]

@atourdeforce True, true.



[iRaiidz]

You stupid idiot. If an F1 helmet 'should' be able to withstand a bullet then they would use that technology for soldiers. Besides, that helmet was made out of carbon fibre, currently the strongest and lightest type of metal available, and by far from 'cheap'.

[richie78318]

carbon fibre is not metal, its a polymer based material, very strong and light and if it were to be reinforced with kevlar it would be fairly bullet proof.

[AirGuitarChampion]

they havent lost massa, hes still alive and will return! anyway the point of the helmet is to protect his head yes but no matter what you make a helmet out of, hitting a 800gram spring at 170mph will do damage. if ur such an expert on how the "US technology" is "just a piece of cheap things" then howsabout YOU make a helmet and sell it to Ferrari?

[covenantkid44]

those helmets are extremely expensive, actually no, your right, since ferrrari has so little money they have to buy cheaply made helmets right? dumbass

[stokey26]

Actually all crash helmets used in F1 are FIA approved and cost many thousands of £'s and all helmets have to meet strict testing.

[AirGuitarChampion]

his head will not crack when he breaks due to gforces, what the hell are you ten years old or something?

[droidbait]

@arnoldbosnan the visors have a pellet shot at them at around 500mph and if there is a small dent in it, then it is binned. Same with with helmets. they are put through rigorous tests that cost thousands of pounds.

[T4teens]

@arnoldbosnan Are you some kind of retard? They pay Alonso $100,000 a day! You think they would cut down the cost of a helmet? It was probably extremely expensive. 

[waydlemx]

@arnoldbosnan ferrari have nothing to do with the helmet each driver gets them induvidually made for them i should know i got russell ingals helmet (v8 supercars)

[Lifeofriley18]

@arnoldbosnan They're actually very advanced, and cost £12,000 (around $17,000) each. All F1 helmets must meet the FIA 8860 standard, and the introduction of this strict standard is credited with saving his life.

[pedrinchi1995]

felipe estoy contigo. Escribiendo aki Daniel Gabas Venezuela

[taminagy1992]

that is real...but i would be happy if it would be false:|

[stokey26]

it is real, there lots of other pics on the news channels, from diff angles.

[James36o]

dono if thats real :L

[Psylonz]

how the heck could it not be real.....

[lookatme9778]

lmao fail