Formula 1 monocoque

F1complete shows you an exclusive video of a Formula 1 crashtest. The monocoque guarantees the safety of the driver in extreme situations. This carbon fibre safety cell is virtually indestructible and plays a key role in the safety of Formula 1.

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• monocoque

[arnodc5]

Id love to see this vid in a higher quality!

[throxnet]

They should just cover the cockpit just like jet plane, then eject the seat when accident happen.

[Slashbag69]

@throxnet What if the car flips and lands on its roof like Mark Webber did in Valencia in 2010?

[eduardoschumi]

Ojalá los autos de calle fueran tan segúros como los monoplazas de Formula 1 actuales,porque si fuese así,habrían ménos fallecidos por accidentes automovilisticos a nivel mundial.Saludos désde Castro,Chiloé,Chile.

[tocmo0nlord]

@throxnet once the ejected seat falls down to the track the odds of death increase greatly. not because of the fall but due to the other vehicles that are still racing

[mcrubar]

@throxnet

The problem is that if that would happen while the car is already catapulting or spinning in the air, the driver would be hurled for example at a wall.

But I think your idea isn't a bad, maybe it is possible to do it if the software of the car sees a better chance in doing it

[xelvemagicx]

@throxnet i know but the fia and all teams have decided against the use of them, the ejector seat is retarded though the driver knows to stay still in a large impact even if they feel well in themselves they have to stay there and the seat is full detachable from the car in case of this

[throxnet]

@xelvemagicx no kidding, they are testing the cockpit window now.

[xelvemagicx]

@throxnet they should have guns too...

[remag094]

@throxnet you must have very bright fatasy :D

lol :D if you eject from ground level, the parachute wouldnt deploy fully and you have to have amazing reaction to see a crash comming and eject in time... IMPOSSIBLE

[simonwilliams88]

@carGT222 Yeah your right there, some dark times in the early days up to the 80's. Although it's shame they have to lug around the extra fuel, I don't think we'll have any fuel cell breaches. They make them out of rubberised carbon kevlar, nice and elastic/ductile so it has no chance of shattering and hard enough to be impenetrable due to the kevlar weave

[Jamesw829]

@rotterdam1953

Formula cars that had tubes (Indycar) or the monocoque (F1/ Europe) made from aluminum was all that bad. At the same time, they weren't all the great for safety either. The biggest problem with the older aluminum design wasn't the aluminum. Many many types of Formula cars even sports cars had aluminum tubes, the fact that with both F1 and Indycars the drivers were seated too far forward. in most cases the drivers legs extended forward of the front wheels leaving them exposed.