Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Formula 1 safety

FORMULA 1


Drivers' safety is the most important point in in F1 because the drivers reach high speeds and in an accident they can die or be seriously damaged.


In the picture you can see probably the most shocking accident in the formula, Ayrton Senna, probably the best formula 1 driver in history had a terrible accident and he died

Eric Sidney Watkins, commonly known as Professor Sid served twenty-six years as the FIA Formula One Safety and Medical Delegate, and first responder in case of a crash. He helped to save the lives of many drivers including Mika Häkkinen and Rubens Barrichello
He invented many security accesories like the HANS which protects the neck in case of crash and he forced the FIA to have a helicopter in the circuit.

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