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The halo system on a Ferrari SF71H driven by Kimi Räikkönen during pre-season testing in February 2018. The halo is a driver crash-protection system used in open-wheel racing series, which consists of a curved bar placed above the driver's head to protect it. The first tests of the halo were carried out in 2016 and in July 2017.
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [12] [13] [14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994 ...
The "H" in the name of the car stands for "Hybrid". [1] The chassis was designed by James Allison, Simone Resta and Dirk de Beer with Mattia Binotto leading the powertrain design. Ferrari were quick to adapt to new rules surrounding a single paddle clutch, noted as one of the few teams to make a significant adjustment to their steering wheel. [3]
Fernando Alonso was assessed a 20-second penalty following George Russell’s crash at the end of the Australian Grand Prix. ... — Formula 1 (@F1) March 24, 2024.
In 2020—his final season in Formula One—Grosjean survived a crash during the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, when his VF-20 split and caught fire after penetrating a metal crash barrier; he sustained second-degree burns and credited the halo device with saving his life.
The Ferrari SF71H was a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Scuderia Ferrari to compete during the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship.The chassis was designed by Mattia Binotto, Simone Resta, Enrico Cardile and David Sanchez with Corrado Iotti leading the powertrain design.
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María de Villota Comba (13 January 1979 [1] – 11 October 2013) was a Spanish racing driver who competed in Superleague Formula and Euroseries 3000.She had an accident in straight-line testing as the Marussia Formula One team test driver, where she suffered serious head and facial injuries, and died one year later.