FIA set to carry out closed cockpit tests

The FIA intends to hold new shut cockpit evaluations next month, Motorsport.com has discovered, using the problem having came back to the program in the aftermath of Justin Wilson's deadly IndyCar crash.
Wilson perished as the consequence of significant head injuries he experienced when he was hit by flying particles at Sunday's IndyCar race at Pocono.
His injury has revived the discussion about adding shut cockpits in top-level single-seaters, with function first having began severely back last year in the immediate wake of the crashes affecting Felipe Massa and Henry Surtees.
Massa experienced head injuries after being struck with a springtime in the Hungarian Grand Prix, only one week after rising-star Henry Surtees was killed when he was hit with a free wheel.
Cockpit canopies
The FIA has ran several evaluations over time to assess the advantages and disadvantages of adding shut cockpits - and has discovered hurdles over the way.
First evaluations of a fighter jet type canopy emphasized two design issues - both the poly-carbonate protect would shatter, or it'd just launch the particles large into the atmosphere and possibly present a hazard to viewers.
But of larger worry to the FIA was possible problems in motorists getting from the cockpit in case of an injury - or delays in medical crews having the ability to attend to some motorist simply because they'd to spend time time attempting to remove a possibly damaged cover.
The disadvantage of the scenarios was accepted to possess been more than than the gain provided by improved head-protection.
As an example, when Fernando Alonso's vehicle wound up up together with Kimi Raikkonen's automobile at the Austrian Grand Prix in 2013, it could took minutes for the Finn to have been in a position to get out in case a canopy was in place.
In terms of Formula 1, teams are also immune to any effort add canopies because open cockpits have been viewed as an inherent element of the athletics.
New blade theory
Worries regarding the negative of a jet fighter design canopy have prompted a push-to look at methods of getting a construction across the front of the cockpit that will still enable simple motorist extraction.
The most recent thought is for vehicles to be fitted using some distinct height perpendicular blades across the very front of the cockpit, that will deflect rubble but also perhaps not hinder a motorists' getaway in the cockpit.
Coincidentally, F-1 specialized leaders discussed the issue together with the FIA the other day, before Wilson's crash, and have authorized the most recent round of screening to take place the following month month.
There'll likewise be an assessment of an idea set ahead by Mercedes to get a ring-fashion theory that will be fitted across the cockpit.

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25.08.2015
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