Tag Archives: F1

The HANS System

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Mercedes and Nico Rosberg have been putting out a pretty interesting series of videos detailing some of the systems used in Formula 1 racing. This episode deals with the Head and Neck Support (HANS) system. The back of the driver’s helmet is strapped to a chest brace that is held in with the safety harness. In the event of a crash, the force that would whiplash the head forward is transferred to the chest greatly reducing the amount of hyper-extension the neck sees. Simple and effective.


Source: Nextgen Auto Videos on YouTube

Ayrton Senna Tribute

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Check out this incredible fan-made tribute to triple Formula 1 World Champion, Ayrton Senna.

 

If you don’t know who Ayrton Senna is, there’s nothing really profound I can say in a few sentences of text to make you understand why he was such a legend. Watch this Top Gear segment about Senna to get begin to get an idea of why he was so special.

 

Sources: YouTube users SebbyHaughtonf1 and pastaM3

Evolution of the F1 Car – Rufus Blackrock Animation Design

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Sometimes it’s the simple things that are the most beautiful. Case in point: this video shows the evolution of F1 cars, engines and steering wheels from 1950-2012 in kind of a Tron silhouette style.


Evolution of the F1 Car from Ruf Blacklock on Vimeo.

The artist has also produced a few interesting infographics to go along with this series:

F1 Evolution Timeline at Monza via Rufus Blackrock Animation Design

F1 Steering Wheel Evolution via Rufus Blackrock Animation Design

Source: Rufus Blackrock Animation Design