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The F1 Helmet Explained: The Toughest 1.5kg on the Grid
The F1 helmet explained, how a 1.5kg carbon shell withstands a 55-tonne crush and an 800 degree fire, the Zylon strip added after Felipe Massa's injury, and why it is the driver's last line of defence.
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.
What Is the HANS Device in F1? The Simple Collar That Ended a Killer
The HANS device explained in full, the biomechanics of how a simple carbon collar stops a fatal head injury, the 20-year fight to get drivers to wear it, and how it turned basilar skull fracture from a killer into a rarity.
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.