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Closed Cockpits agreed for 2017
Parece que a coisa vai mesmo para a frente
[size=12pt]Head protection given green light for 2017[/size] [img width=650 height=325]http://adn.gpupdate.net/news/279540.jpg[/img] [glow=green,2,300]4 February 2016[/glow] – Formula 1 chiefs are reportedly planning to introduce driver head protection for the 2017 season, following the latest round of talks over the matter. According to the BBC, governing body the FIA is eager to push ahead with the 'halo' concept (pictured), aimed at deflecting debris away from the driver. Alexander Wurz, Chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, had already made clear that drivers felt the time was right to introduce such a safety measure. "Obviously the drivers are happy that the technical team representatives agreed for the additional head protection to come in for 2017," Wurz told the BBC. "We will now enter the design phase, where the drivers need to be open to a slightly different visibility spectrum due to the additional structure [over the cockpit]. "I am also curious as to how the teams will make the new solution look cool and fast." Improved driver head protection has been investigated by the FIA for a number of years, but came under scrutiny once more following the deaths Jules Bianchi and Justin Wilson. Bianchi died in July as a result of the head injuries he sustained at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, while Wilson was killed a month later after being struck by debris in an IndyCar race.
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[size=12pt]Räikkönen: Halo difference 'surprisingly small'[/size] [img width=650 height=325]http://adn.gpupdate.net/news/280790.jpg[/img] 3 March 2016 – Kimi Räikkönen says the difference made while driving with the 'halo' cockpit protection device is "surprisingly small" after he publicly debuted a prototype design during testing on Thursday. Räikkönen appeared from the Ferrari garage with the device attached to his SF16-H and completed a lap in order for the sport to analyse the overall installation and check the visibility from the cockpit. Formula 1's 'halo' approach is the preferred option for increased head protection as the sport continues to evaluate its introduction for 2017. "This morning I tried the 'halo' protection device and the difference to the usual driving was surprisingly small," the Finn commented. "The visibility is just a little bit limited at the front but I don't think this is the final version of the device, so it can be improved further." Räikkönen returned to the track in the normal specification Ferrari and ended the day with the fastest time of pre-season testing, having clocked his best lap on a set of the Ultra Soft tyres. "It was one of our best days of testing," he said, as he also conducted a race simulation. "We could run without a single stop, except for the red flags on track. "Maybe we could have been faster on some laps, but in general the feeling was fine and we are more or less happy with the way things are going.
[size=12pt]Vettel: 'Halo' look irrelevant if it saves lives[/size] [img width=650 height=325]http://adn.gpupdate.net/news/280904.jpg[/img] 4 March 2016 – Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel says it "doesn't matter" if the proposed 'halo' head protection device looks ugly, providing it saves the lives of drivers in the future, after trialling a prototype for the first time. Vettel ran the device, which wraps around the cockpit in the form of three struts, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Friday morning, after team-mate Kimi Räikkönen debuted it the day before. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton took to social media on Thursday night to describe the 'halo' as the "worst looking mod" in Formula 1 history, as the concept divided opinion up and down the paddock. But Vettel reckons such a concept would have prevented the deaths of Henry Surtees, whose helmet was struck by a wheel in Formula 2 in 2009, and Justin Wilson, who hit debris in an IndyCar race last year. "I think, first of all, to go around it's OK, you can see what you need to see," said Vettel. "I think that we can improve the system, in terms of the aesthetics and also how much visibly is in your way, but I've also tested it in the simulator and I think you will see evolutions of [the concept] soon. "I agree it doesn't look very nice, it's not the picture that you're used to from Formula 1 for a long time. "But equally if it helps increase safety and save lives, there would be at least two drivers that I remember who would still be around, Henry Surtees and Justin Wilson, if we had this type of system. "I think it can be as ugly as possible... nothing justifies not having these two guys around." Vettel and Räikkönen both swiftly returned to standard cockpit set-ups after testing the 'halo'.
Acho que a opinião de quem lá anda e já experimentou é mais válida que a nossa…
Estou ver…!
Muito obrigado pela info [member=5220]one_o_six :great:
A thread do F1 Technical.net é muito informativa.
Tempos dos restantes testes de Barcelona:
Formula 1 test at Circuit de Catalunya 1 March 2016 Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1. N. Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:23.022 82 2. V. Bottas Williams 01:23.229 123 3. F. Alonso McLaren 01:24.735 93 4. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:24.836 72 5. D. Kvyat Red Bull Racing 01:25.049 69 6. L. Hamilton Mercedes Grand Prix 01:25.051 90 7. M. Verstappen Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:25.176 144 8. N. Hulkenberg Force India F1 01:25.336 121 9. F. Nasr Sauber 01:25.493 103 10. K. Magnussen Renault 01:25.760 119 11. E. Gutiérrez Haas F1 01:26.661 23 12. R. Haryanto Manor Racing 01:27.625 45
Formula 1 test at Circuit de Catalunya 2 March 2016 Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1. V. Bottas Williams 01:23.261 108 2. L. Hamilton Mercedes Grand Prix 01:23.622 73 3. K. Magnussen Renault 01:23.933 126 4. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:24.611 151 5. J. Button McLaren 01:25.183 121 6. D. Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 01:25.235 135 7. C. Sainz Jr. Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:25.300 166 8. S. Perez Force India F1 01:25.593 128 9. N. Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:26.298 91 10. P. Wehrlein Manor Racing 01:27.064 79 11. M. Ericsson Sauber 01:27.487 55 12. E. Gutiérrez Haas F1 no time 1
Formula 1 test at Circuit de Catalunya 3 March 2016 Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1. K. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:22.765 136 2. F. Massa Williams 01:23.193 119 3. N. Hulkenberg Force India F1 01:23.251 137 4. M. Verstappen Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:23.382 159 5. N. Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:24.126 81 6. F. Nasr Sauber 01:24.760 116 7. F. Alonso McLaren 01:24.870 118 8. P. Wehrlein Manor Racing 01:24.913 48 9. D. Kvyat Red Bull Racing 01:25.141 121 10. J. Palmer Renault 01:26.224 98 11. L. Hamilton Mercedes Grand Prix 01:26.488 63 12. R. Grosjean Haas F1 01:27.196 78
Formula 1 test at Circuit de Catalunya 4 March 2016 Pos. Driver Team Time Laps 1. S. Vettel Ferrari 01:22.852 142 2. C. Sainz Jr. Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:23.134 133 3. F. Massa Williams 01:23.644 129 4. S. Perez Force India F1 01:23.721 60 5. L. Hamilton Mercedes Grand Prix 01:24.133 69 6. D. Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 01:24.427 123 7. J. Button McLaren 01:24.714 121 8. J. Palmer Renault 01:24.859 90 9. M. Ericsson Sauber 01:25.031 132 10. R. Grosjean Haas F1 01:25.255 66 11. E. Gutiérrez Haas F1 01:25.422 25 12. R. Haryanto Manor Racing 01:25.899 58 13. N. Rosberg Mercedes Grand Prix 01:26.140 70
Barcelona test 2 combined times:1 Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), 1:22.765, 208 laps (Wednesday, Ultra Soft)
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), 1:22.852, 293 laps (Friday, Super Soft)
3 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 1:23.022, 324 laps (Tuesday, Soft)
4 Carlos Sainz Jr. (Toro Rosso), 1:23.134, 299 laps (Friday, Ultra Soft)
5 Felipe Massa (Williams), 1:23.193, 248 laps (Thursday, Soft)
6 Valtteri Bottas (Williams), 1:23.229, 231 laps (Tuesday, Ultra Soft)
7 Nico Hülkenberg (Force India), 1:23.251, 258 laps (Thursday, Ultra Soft)
8 Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso), 1:23.382, 303 laps (Thursday, Ultra Soft)
9 Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 1:23.622, 295 laps (Wednesday, Soft)
10 Sergio Pérez (Force India), 1:23.721, 188 laps (Friday, Super Soft)
11 Kevin Magnussen (Renault), 1:23.933, 245 laps (Wednesday, Super Soft)
12 Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), 1:24.427, 258 laps (Friday, Soft)
13 Jenson Button (McLaren), 1:24.714, 242 laps (Friday, Ultra Soft)
14 Fernando Alonso (McLaren), 1:24.735, 211 laps (Tuesday, Soft)
15 Felipe Nasr (Sauber), 1:24.760, 219 laps (Thursday, Soft)
16 Jolyon Palmer (Renault), 1:24.859, 188 laps (Friday, Super Soft)
17 Pascal Wehrlein (Manor), 1:24.913, 127 laps (Thursday, Ultra Soft)
18 Marcus Ericsson (Sauber), 1:25.031, 187 laps (Friday, Soft)
19 Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull), 1:25.049, 190 laps (Tuesday, Soft)
20 Romain Grosjean (Haas), 1:25.255, 144 laps (Friday, Soft)
21 Esteban Gutiérrez (Haas), 1:25.422, 49 laps (Friday, Super Soft)
22 Rio Haryanto (Manor), 1:25.899, 103 laps (Friday, Ultra Soft)
O canal pan-europeu de televisão Eurosport deu a conhecer os contornos em que irá transmitir toda a temporada de 2016 da Fórmula 1, que arranca já a 18 de Março, com os treinos livres para o Grande Prémio da Austrália.A transmissão será garantida através do canal Eurosport 2 e incluirá a cobertura da totalidade do programa do Grande Prémio: sessões de treinos, qualificação e corrida.
A juntar a isso, haverá ainda um programa especial sobre a pré-temporada para os entusiastas portugueses: ‘Bandeira Verde’, um magazine de 52 minutos de duração que irá levar os espectadores ao centro da acção, em plena pista.
Eurosport 2?? Podia ser na 1 para se ver em HD 
Pelo que percebi ainda não existe direitos para toda a Europa, daí ter de ser na 2, mas sim, era muito melhor
Concordo! Se bem que o fuso horário para a transmissão da prova para Portugal e não o ideal para uma transmissão em HD!
Não tenho a Eurosport 2 no meu pacote MEO. Lá vou ter de continuar pelos streams…
Não tens RTL?
Está aí o link para quem quiser saber como será feito o acompanhamento da F1 no eurosport
Bem alertei que o Eurosport não é 100% à borla…
Acho que não.
É verdade. Eu lembro-me que na altura fiquei todo contente com a passagem da F1 para a Eurosport. Agora tenho SportTV em casa e continuo sem F1. Se bem que já li que é possível que apenas o GP da Austrália seja transmitido na Eurosport 2.
O sistema halo é suposto começar já este ano?
Não, só em 2017.
Ok, obrigado. Pode ser que até lá se mude de ideias
Em 2017 entram em vigor bué alterações. As mais notórias dirão respeito às dimensões dos veículos.
Sim, 2017 é ano de revolução na modalidade, esperemos que para melhor.
Gravei isto hoje com uma leoa, se quiserem oiçam e vejam se nos portamos bem