"In the 2021 Italian GP, Lewis Hamilton nearly had his head crushed when Max Verstappen's car literally climbed on top of his, with the car's bottom grazing past his helmet and onto the protective Halo. Later on, Toto Wolff of the Mercedes team breathed a sigh of relief, also reflecting on how much he fought against the addition of the Halo to the F1 car design. This isn't the first time a Halo has saved a life. Leclerc's helmet showed the battle scars of Fernando Alonso's tire from a similar incident in the Belgian GP in 2018."
"The Halo has played a controversial but incredibly pivotal role in F1. Most teams hated it, but now thank its presence in the face of nearly fatal accidents. The FIA also dabbled with the idea of a closed cockpit for even safer driving, but the ideas were all shot down because a closed cockpit proved to be more harmful in the event of a bad crash. What if the driver couldn't exit a blazing vehicle? Or get out swiftly in the middle of a race?"
"Designer Olcay Tuncay Karabulut has a clever fix to these questions. Dubbed the 'Canopy', this design detail takes the Halo and gives it a set of upgrades... in a way that still makes it safe for drivers to exit vehicles. Designer: Olcay Tuncay 'Karabulut' As much as the Halo obscures a driver's vision, it's also incredibly good at obscuring dangerous obstacles that could smack the driver at forces of nearly 10 Gs. There's no way a helmet could protect against something that powerful. The advantage the Halo has had over most closed cockpits, is that the two sides make it easy for drivers to enter and exit vehicles. More components, more details, and more safety can often mean more time required to exit a car. The seatbelt, as safe as it's claimed to be, has been responsible for multiple people being trapped in cars longer than they need to be. For the FIA (the regulating body for the Formula series), the closed cockpit has had the exact same set of problems."
Lewis Hamilton narrowly avoided a fatal head impact in the 2021 Italian GP when Max Verstappen's car rode onto his vehicle and contacted the Halo. Toto Wolff expressed relief, noting prior resistance to the Halo. The Halo previously prevented injury in a 2018 Belgian GP incident involving Fernando Alonso's tyre and Charles Leclerc's helmet. The Halo was initially controversial but has proven pivotal in preventing catastrophic impacts. The FIA considered closed cockpits but rejected them due to exit and crash-safety tradeoffs. Designer Olcay Tuncay Karabulut proposes a 'Canopy' that upgrades the Halo while maintaining safe, rapid driver egress.
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