Watch A Wheel Get Fired Into Red Bull’s F1 Canopy At 140mph
Red Bull tried out its F1 ‘Aeroscreen’ canopy for the first time in Russian GP FP1 and has now released video footage of the device being put through its paces
Red Bull Racing tried out its rival to the halo ‘thong’ F1 cockpit protector during first practice for the Russian Grand Prix, with its ‘Aeroscreen’ canopy hitting the track for the first time.
The team has now released some video footage of the canopy going through rigorous testing, including the device being hit by a wheel travelling at 140mph. Enjoy!
What do you make of the Red Bull canopy? Let us know below!
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I’m glad they are finally making safety improvements instead of just making the cars slower
Question : If the car ends up being upside-down, in flames, how is the driver supposed to escape?
The same way as before, apparently. (Heard DC talk about it during qualifying)
Bloody scary!
Saves the driver from debris but how are they going to drive afterwards?
Wouldnt the test speed need to be higher because the car will be going toward the tire at similiar speed?
For some reason I am more intrigued by the style design of the Ferrari Halo which was shown for 1 lap with Kimi Raikkonen at the wheel. You can not argue with the function of RBC’s screen as seen in these videos. I’m very impressed. I wonder what effect this will have in wet track races, will it make it worse for the driver or better. I’m all for a combination of the Halo styling with the RBC function. I’m sure that Lewis will fight any design to the end. He’s just trying to be the “rebel”….
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