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’ve never seen a wheel been specifically fired at a driver’s head, nor a ballistic. Just saying
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I’ve never seen a car do a perfect 64kph head on collision into a deformable barrier at exactly 40% frontal coverage, yet that’s how they’re tested.
which makes these even better because in the off chance that shrapnel did fly at the driver, this would definitely help
Why don’t they make regular windscreens out of this material. Probably costs too much.
It wouldn’t last long enough. Glass holds up better to abrasives such as dirt and road muck that is not only thrown up into it but also gets swept around on it by windscreen wipers.
They should close the top with this material so it will be safer
That would impede the driver’s escape in the case of a fire.
Sure it’s safe an all
but what if you apply the speed of the car to it aswell… Will it hold up?
In physics the speed of a collision matters, but it does not matter if a car drives into a tire or a tire flies into a car, the spread of the impact force is the same in both cases. The test was performed at 140mph, which means that a car can also crash into the flying tire at a differential speed (to the flying tire) at 140mph.
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What if a wheel flies over and hits some other drivers head, then what?
Well that would be a tad unlucky then, wouldn’t it?
Thoes canopys wont be easy to get out of in a situation like this.
True, but over the last 10 years, count the number of incidents where a canopy would have been detrimental versus where it would have been beneficial. Unfortunately, in life you can’t have the best of everything all the time. I think that if canopies are coming in 2017, we have seen two that are acceptable. I would like see the same tests to be done with the Ferrari halo.
Good idea it works and looks better than the thong
the “thong” is where the “Victoria’s Secret” or “La Perla” sticker will go on every car, LOL!!!
This is some epic technology..to deflect the ballistic object at that speed.. Surley could have other purposes.. But I guess that’s down to the cost of this canopy
If it didn’t work, I’m pretty sure it would be called “a bloody riot shield” ( get it? Cos one of the f1 drivers called it like that )
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