Motorsport is dangerous, and on this little it rains. Not even this year no accidents, even fearful, that they put at risk the life of pilots. the image ofAlfa Romeo di Zhou flipped to Silverstone it is still there for all to see, but that's not all. There is in fact still another problem which can seriously endanger the health of pilots.
Health is no joke
The problem is closely related on the brakes, specifically to the dust that drivers breathe when driving their single-seater. It is indeed about carbon dust which, being produced and emitted by the brake discs, goes directly to the cockpit of the pilots. The result is the ingestion of a large amount of dust when driving.
Bottas: "I sneeze black powder"
To alarm the event and to understand the criticality, it was Valtteri Bottas who wanted to explain the situation in this way.
"I don't know if anything can be done but surely there is dust from our own brakes but it's minimal. Most – says the Finnish driver – it's the one coming from the cars in front, it always goes to stay there. At any time after the race, when sneeze comes out black powder and, year after year, you don't know what it can do to your body. I haven't the faintest idea".
Vettel: "Our health is at risk"
However, Bottas is not the only one to point out the question. In fact, he expressed himself on the subject, showing so much anger, also the pilot of theAston Martin Sebastian Hag.
"To be honest this is something the FIA needs to work on, because this year's brake duct design, with the front axle, is driving all the dust towards our heads and that's not a good thing. Breathing in carbon dust is not healthy. I hope the FIA reviews this aspect very soon because it doesn't make sense and it's something that is easy to change.
STATEMENT SOURCE: Funoanalisitecnica
