Save Zhou Guanyu’s HALO is not magic, but F1 continuously self -improvement

The serious accidents that happened on the silver stone track picked up the hearts of countless F1 fans. On the evening of July 3, Beijing time, the F1 British Grand Prix was taking a step together. Russell and Gasley collided causing the five cars to collide in the middle of the team. The stone area, and turned over the tire wall, stuck between the field protection network and tire ring. Fortunately, Zhou Guanyu, who was rescued in time, was not hindered.

The accident has already ended, and the story has not ended. While the fans were grateful to Halo to save the driver, they also questioned the role of other safety components of the car. The lessons from the driver's adventure to make the FIFA is constantly looking for the safer way to make this sport.

"I'm okay, I am lucky to stand here. Halo saved me today." Zhou Guanyu, who had escaped in the dead, said so after the game. After receiving a brief observation of the medical center in the tournament, he returned to the fence. He came to the CEO of F1 who came to greets Dowmenikali described the horror: "When I was in the car, I had been waiting for the last impact because I know that the worst is the most serious. After the final impact, I actually kept awake. "

The British Sky News Network reporter Craig Slyt surveyed the accident scene after the race. He said that the 24 -meter car slipped on the track on the track and rushed into the gravel area. The red mark left. The scene photos also showed that when Zhou Guanyu turned over after being hit by Russell, the first landing on the roof caused damage to the rolling frame, which made Halo the first support point for saving Zhou Guanyu.

Halo is a titanium alloy arc -shaped rod device installed on the F1 racing cockpit, surrounded by the head of the driver, and welded through three points and the frame. The driver's collision protection system is named "Halo", but the more image expression is that fans are nicknamed "human character drag". This self -weight is only 9 kg of arc rods, but it can withstand the static load of 15 times the weight of the body, and it can also bear a 20 -kg tire to hit a face -to -face impact at a speed of 225 kilometers per hour. Thanks to the "human character drag" who is loyal to duties, Zhou Guanyu still rolled over 300 kilometers per hour, and even if he experienced many rolls, he still escaped in a safe way.

Since the enforcement of the International Automobile Federation in 2018, Halo has saved the lives of a number of F1 top drivers and has also changed people's attitude towards it. Hamilton used to vomit Halo as "the worst modification in the history of F1 sports", but at the Italian Grand Prix in 2021, Vestpan's wheels directly crushed the roof of Hamilton. The champion said after the game and said, "Thank Halo, it saved my neck." In 2018, Halo also saved Leclair's life. When Alonso's car was wiped from the roof of the Monaco, Halo suffered the impact of up to 58,000 cows.

The worst accident may be traced back to the Barin Station in 2020. The car of Has driver Gros was out of control and hit the fence. The car was broken into two sections. , But now I want to thank it, if there is no halo, I may not be able to talk to everyone here. "

The FIFA has done an analog test, which uses 40 real events data to prove that the HALO system can increase the survival rate of the driver in theory by 17%. Don't underestimate these 17%, a series of accidents make today's people re -realize the high risk of racing. Since the first World Formula Championships in 1950 was held in the British Silver Stone Track, in the next 70 years, a total of 52 drivers were killed during driving F1 cars, of which 42 were killed between 1950 and 1980. Recently, a driver who suffered a fatal accident in the F1 was Bi Anqi. At the 2014 Japan Grand Prix, he hit an engineering vehicle in the rain, causing serious head injuries and dying after nine months. At the age of 24, he used his life to exchange the determination to develop HALO in the world of F1.

"Senna and Ladenberg were killed in 1994. In 2014, Bianqi was fatal and created. Their death caused the wave of two major security reforms in F1." Autosport website wrote. The two former presidents of the FIFA played an important role in promoting safety reforms-Mosli promoted the mandatory use of safety devices such as Hans (head and neck support device) during his tenure (1993 to 2009); Todd introduced key facilities such as Halo during his tenure (2009 to 2021). The latest improvement of the F1 car on safety performance occurred after the Gross let the fire be escaped. Because of his hands foil from the cockpit, the FIFA launched fire -resistant gloves in 2021 to prevent another similar accident.

Zhou Guanyu's accident also allowed the FIFA to discuss the improvement of rolling racks."The rolling rack should be as strong as Halo, protecting the driver's head." Meben Trial driver Anthony Davidson told the media that in this accident, the rolling frame did not play any role.In fact, every accident is promoting the progress of F1 security performance.As Zhou Guanyu said: "I also want to thank the FIFA and F1 for their efforts to improve the safety of racing. Halo saved me, which shows that every step we have taken out of racing are real and valuable efforts."

Author: Wu Yan

Edit: Chen Haixiang

Editor in charge: Shen Lei

Picture: Visual China

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