![]() "When we sign up for this year, we know there is some risk involved and that there could potentially be some danger. "Obviously there are pros and cons, for me I see single-seater racing as open-cockpit," Hulkenberg added. Force India driver and Le Mans 24 Hours winner Nico Hulkenberg believes closed cockpits would change the DNA of single-seater racing. However, not all drivers in F1 are in agreement. You look at young Surtees and in the GP3 race at Spa a car crashed and wheel came flying across the track and I'm thinking 'if that hits another driver.' Hopefully we won't have any more of that, but maybe it doesn't have to be closed, maybe it can be different mechanisms which I think people are exploring." We have got to make changes to improve, not only F1 but the other classes. "There are a lot less than 20 years ago, but there are still too many, we shouldn't have any. I don't know if I'd like it, it would feel strange if you had a canopy over your head but we have had too many fatalities. It is difficult to change minds, but sometimes change is the way forward. "On one side I see closed cockpit as potentially the future, but growing up watching the sport and watching Ayrton's generation of racing, it has always been open cockpit. "It is a difficult one, I am torn," Hamilton said. World champion Lewis Hamilton thinks closed cockpits should be considered, but admits it would feel strange from the driver's seat. So I think it would be good if we could see canopies sooner rather than later." Because of the speeds they're travelling as well and every accident there's debris because you can't get away from the banking when you crash. I personally think it has to happen sooner rather than later and I think in Ind圜ar it has to happen because they seem to have a lot more issues than we do. "Obviously that takes time, I can't see it happening for next year in Formula One. I haven't actually done much thinking about it, but a canopy is probably the way to go. Having blades around your head - obviously they're not supposed to break but from an unusual impact possibly they could, I don't know. But Button thinks a jet-fighter style canopy, which has obvious drawbacks if it jams or the car rolls, needs to be given serious consideration. One idea being considered by the FIA is a thin but strong halo of protective bodywork over the driver's head, which would be supported by a single stay in front of the cockpit and the bodywork behind it. Since Henry Surtees there's been a lot of head injuries that have ended up with death, so it's got to be changed." "It's time to do something serious about it, not just changing the headrests on the cars and things, I think you've got to get a canopy on the car of some sort because we can't have this happening as much as it has over the last few years. I was one of many drivers that said this is open cockpit racing and it should stay as open cockpit racing, but I think we've all had enough now. "It's not the Seventies, we should know better. One, because you know the guy, you've raced against him in karting, raced against him in Formula One as well, but also because this just shouldn't happen at this time in motorsport. "It's very sad to see what happened and I think we're all pretty devastated by it. The FIA has been investigating ways to offer more cockpit protection since 2009 when Henry Surtees was fatally injured by a loose wheel in F2 and Felipe Massa sustained head injuries from a flying spring at the Hungarian Grand Prix.īutton, who raced against Wilson in go-karts during his early career, said the accident at Pocono had changed his opinion on the need to introduce more protection. Wilson sustained fatal head injuries after being struck by debris at Pocono Raceway two weeks ago, reigniting the debate over the safety of open-cockpit racing. McLaren driver Jenson Button says Formula One must find a way to introduce cockpit canopies following the recent death of Ind圜ar's Justin Wilson. ![]() Jenson Button urges F1 to adopt closed cockpits You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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