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Poster titled How F1 Got Safe with a red Ferrari number 16 car above a timeline: 1972 seatbelts, 1994 Imola, 2003 the HANS device, 2018 the halo, and one death in the 30 years since.

How F1 Became So Safe: From a Deadly Sport to One Fatality in 30 Years

How F1 became so safe, the deadly decades when drivers died routinely, Jackie Stewart's crusade, the 1994 Imola weekend that changed everything, and the innovations that made the modern car survivable.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 6, 2026

Infographic titled The Halo reading 7 kg holds 12 tonnes, a close-up of the halo on a red Ferrari number 44 car, equated to a London double-decker bus and 15 times the weight of the car it protects.

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What Is the Halo in F1? The Hated Device That Keeps Saving Lives

The F1 halo explained, the decade of deaths that forced it in, the alternatives that were rejected, how a 7kg titanium hoop withstands 12 tonnes, and every time it has saved a driver.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 5, 2026