They already have 3mm (IIRC) lexan which is pretty bloody tough. Think riot shield. Nothing suitably transparent is going to stop something with the energy of a spring at 150mph, or the loading shelf of a truck. Well, you could, but it'd just tear the driver's head off instead...dirkpitt wrote:This is heart breaking!!news that she has lost her eye
Just the other day i was talking to a friend, about Massa's incident; then wondering about helmet visor design to help stop this.
As i understand canopy technology for F1 has been looked at ........and I’m thinking, its looking more likely now, after this incident. Im all for this if it is a practical way to help prevent such head injuries
im quite keen on a front half conopy idea and the driver also having a more advanced front visor technology to suit ballistic impact etc..
I'm a little in two minds about canopies... Would they create another risk in terms of driver extraction for the minimal additional safety a transparent screen can provide? Have also seen some tests of tubular structures which would create more incidents than they'd protect from - given the field of view issues.
This was a very freak incident - much like Massa's. Can we really fundamentally change the cars every time there's a freak occurrence, to mitigate against the tiny chance it could happen again?
What I think is important, however, is to establish why the car supposedly accelerated into the loading ramp when the driver should have been coming to a stop. A modern F1 two pedal cockpit should not allow hitting the wrong pedal, so was it a software issue with the ECU? This is my basic concern with DBW throttles.
……. but, it does sound like its heading in that direction (second pun intended). 
