Open cockpits in F1 or not?

Much has been made about the safety issue of which there has already been a potential knee jerk reaction by banning Renault from Valencia.  Some may suggest canopies to protect drivers from head injuries such as those like the one Felipe Massa endured.

I think the trouble with canopies is that the driver could end up trapped inside in the event of a crash making the extricating of a driver very difficult in emergency situations in the event of a race crash.

The driver could also get even more hot and the screen could get dirty and steamed up making the cars more dangerous than they already are.

As kimi Raikkonen said earlier, drivers accept these risks and David Coulthard correctly calls for cool heads.

Tags: David Coulthard, , , , Safety, Valencia

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 1:56 pm and is filed under Analysis. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Comments are closed.