How Formula 1 Crash Tests Work

GPWizard F1 Forum - How Formula 1 Crash Safety Tests Work

Came across this article on F1 crash safety testing, they certainly put some extreme loads on F1 chassis & survival cells. Oh, and who knew about Zylon shields to stop side impact penetration? - Not me anyway. https://f1chronicle.com/how-formula-1-cr...

How Formula 1 Crash Tests Work

FORMULA 1 crash tests must be passed each year before a new car is passed as fit for use. Introduced in 1985 and supervised by the FIA, these stringent evaluations are usually carried out at the Cranfield Impact Centre in Bedfordshire, England and comprise dynamic (moving) crash tests, static load tests and rollover tests. F1 crash tests involve a series of stringent FIA-mandated dynamic (impact) and static (load) tests on the car’s survival cel…