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Author Topic: The Halo Did Its Job  (Read 3029 times)

Offline cosworth151

The Halo Did Its Job
« on: May 15, 2018, 03:08:47 PM »
It looks like the halo made its first save in the F2 race last weekend. After a shunt, Tadasuke Makino's halo had tire marks across it. So did the engine cover behind the cockpit.

I don't think any of us care for its looks, but it looks like it works.

http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/halos-first-save-fia-investigating-scary-f2-crash-barcelona



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Re: The Halo Did Its Job
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2018, 04:50:59 PM »
To be honest the look of it now completely has become 'normal' to me so I am not fussed anymore.  A bit like any other part they add, it just blends in over time.  Good to see it worked though in those circumstances, looks like Makino was saved from danger. 

Offline Alianora La Canta

Re: The Halo Did Its Job
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2018, 05:37:33 PM »
I'm still waiting to see the crash itself - I can't tell from what I've seen so far if the car would have hit the driver without the Halo, and therefore how Halo changed the accident (it must have changed it some, but it's not clear in what way).
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Offline cosworth151

Re: The Halo Did Its Job
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2018, 06:44:05 PM »
Here's a little better view. It's at the 1:45 mark in the video. Fukuzumi's rear tires slide up the car & right over the cockpit.

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Offline Alianora La Canta

Re: The Halo Did Its Job
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2018, 09:02:11 PM »
Well... ...that was a strange accident. But helping out in strange accidents is what the Halo was designed to do.

I am delighted that I have been proven wrong about Halo's capabilities; it did a really good job here  :yahoo:
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