One more image present in everyone's mind. Let's go back two weeks: Grand Prix of Silverstone. When the traffic lights go out, the Mercedes by George Russell hit the right rear of the C42 di Zhou who had a violent impact against the protective barriers.
The halo saver
The incident and the dynamic are hard to forget, just like the moment in which Zhou's car was removed from the barriers. The image was impressive especially for the roll bar failure. After that incident it can be said: the only element that saved Zhou è state the halo.
Zhou incident, teams respond
The breakage of the roll bar made several teams turn up their noses a bit, especially considering the numerous and lengthy tests that each car must undergo before being able to take to the track. This is confirmed by the regulation itself: “The main structure must pass a static load test the details of which are given in Article 13.3.1. Furthermore, each team must provide detailed calculations which clearly demonstrate that the structure is capable of withstanding the same load when the longitudinal component is applied in the direction of travel.
Roll cage, ready more checks
For these reasons, at the end of the technical committee held on Thursday, FIA, via an official statement, said: “The technical advisory committee also discussed the serious accident involving Guanyu Zhou at Silverstone. The teams have confirmed their readiness to introduce tougher roll cage measures for 2023 and the Federation is committed to completing the relevant analyzes and communicating the new roll cage safety requirements to the teams.”
SOURCE: Motorsport.com
