Why F1 Cars Have a Titanium Ring

Why F1 Cars Have a Titanium Ring At Monza in 2021, a car's rear tyre landed on another driver's halo, and he walked away with a sore neck. The halo is a titanium hoop around the cockpit. In open cockpits, loose wheels and debris have killed and badly hurt drivers. A clear screen tested in 2017 distorted the view and made its driver dizzy. The halo weighs about 7 kg, close to a 16 lb bowling ball, and its load test presses about 12 tonnes on top, roughly an empty London double-decker bus. Drivers called it ugly. In Bahrain in 2020, Romain Grosjean hit a steel barrier at 192 km/h (119 mph; early reports said 140 mph). The halo forced the rails apart, and he climbed out of the fire after 27 seconds. This 3D animation shows illustrated crashes and tests, partly in slow motion. The cars, drivers and tracks are generic designs, not real teams. #Shorts #F1 #Engineering