Saturday, March 24, 2018
F1 Halo
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/936545/F1-halo-name-safety-look-drivers-not-like-it
- In a sport that is already so dangerous, at what point do you stop implementing more safety rules and equipment?
- How do you balance fan approval while maintaining driver safety?
- Should the drivers have more of a say in which safety equipment is implemented?
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I think it is always important to have the safest equipment for the drivers even if the sport is dangerous as it is. I think if adding the halo improves the safety of the vehicle then it should be included. In football for example, people won’t stop wearing helmets just because concussions are more common. In both football and racing, athletes should have the safest cars/equipment they can have. With regard to the drivers complaining about the view, I would think they would choose having a partially obstructed view over dying like Justin Wilson did. However, I think they should work on developing an alternative so the fans and drivers are happy. I think the drivers should have a say in the safety equipment of their car because after all they are the ones driving them and know what feels right and what does not.
ReplyDelete1. I do not think there is a certain point in which implementing more safety rules and equipment is too much. If more discoveries and studies find ways to keep drivers safe, then I believe that these methods and inventions need to be implemented. Safety is the most important thing in all sports let alone in racing.
ReplyDelete2. Balancing fan approval with safety can be a hard task, especially in a sport like racing. In other sports, it is often not that big of an issue. However, in racing it has long been one and continues to be one as seen in the article. Yet, I think that safety has to take precedence over fan approval. That being said, I think drivers' opinions should be taken seriously in this area as something may increase the safety of the sport but greatly reduce fan approval as well as the drivers' satisfaction. Certain instances call for different types of action and result in different decisions, but I think safety should always be more important than fan approval.
3. I think drivers should have more of a say in these types of instances regarding changing the way things are done. In the end, you are just changing their environment and the things they have always known so they absolutely should have more power in the decision making process. However, they should not have the final say as they can be blinded by their position as a driver when something could be implemented that is going to vastly increase their safety at a minimal loss of fans and just having something new to adapt too.
Safety rules are always needed. There are so many crashes that occur in nascar. You want every driver to have the most protection as possible, as car racing is a very dangerous sport/hobby.
ReplyDeleteYou balance fan approval by being more aware and more cautious of surroundings and whereabouts.
In vevery sport, everyone should have a say if something
1) I personally think that implementing the "halo" on f1 cars is important because no matter what the sport or activity people should be safe. I do not think that something as small as a small aesthetic change will really hurt the sport but I stand for their being more and more safety as time goes on. Expanding on that idea, throughout time in sports, modern scientists are showcasing how some parts of the body are at danger for being affected negatively in sports. In the last decade in football, scientists are showing how helmet to helmet contact can lead to serious concussions and can lead to permanent brain damage. After seeing this, football teams put more cushioning material in their helmets to help absorb the hits. As I see a parallel in this new 'halo', I think it is essential to continue to implement new safety equipment.
ReplyDeleteI do not think humans should ever stop trying to make a sport safe when it is dangerous. The less deaths or injuries in a sport, the better. Skydiving is dangerous but people do not do it without a parachute just because it is dangerous. Safety should always be a top priority with anything to preserve human life but also the longevity of a sport. Balancing safety with fan approval is a tough task for any sport but fans must see it is necessary. Even for a sport such as this, where crashes are part of the entertainment, why not help the drivers survive the crash. I believe that the viewer abandonment will be very low for this particular case. Think of improving football helmets, that didn't really hurt the sport at all. Drivers should always have a say because it is their lives at risk but the athletes often do not know what is best for them so the final decision should not be made up to them.
ReplyDelete1) I do not think that it should ever get to the point that you stop applying more safety rules and equipment. Safety should always come first, especially when you could easily get injured in a sport like in racing. If they can make this sport as safe as possible, then they should.
ReplyDelete2) Balancing safety with fan approval could be difficult, but safety should still always come first. I do not think that fan approval is that important because safety should always comes before fan approval.
3) Yes, I do think that drivers should have a say in which safety equipment is implemented because they are the main people involved in this sport. I do still think that safety comes before anything, but I do still think they should have somewhat of a say.
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ReplyDelete1. In my opinion, there really isn't a point in which one should stop looking for better safety rules and equipment. When more injuries occur in a sport, less people will want to play it. This is currently happening in football with all the recent studies on CTE. If the organizations running F1 racing stop looking to improve driver safety, fewer and fewer kids will want to/be able to pick up the sport. Also, current professionals could decide to walk away from the sport before they it's their turn to get hurt. As it mentions in the article, some of these racers are starting to realize that the cars they're driving aren't actually getting safer despite recent additions. As Lewis Hamilton explained, the people making these cars keep adding parts to them, such as the F1 Halo, in hopes that they become safer for the drivers. However, what they're not realizing is that the more weight they add to the car, the harder it gets for the brakes to do their job.
ReplyDelete3. Although drivers might know a ton about the cars they drive, there's really no reason for them to have a say in the safety equipment that is being implemented. The people implementing these changes know enough on their own to make the proper adjustments to insure that these drivers remain safe.
I think that it is important that the new F1 halo is a great step towards making racing a little bit safer. I think after the death of Justin Wilson in 2015, a lot of drivers wanted to know what the FIA was going to do in order to make F1 Indy cars safer. Although drivers sign up for this thrill seeking, dangerous task, it does not mean they should not have proper safety measurements put in place. I don't think they should ever stop trying to increase the safety of sports, due to the fact that as time goes on, we become more knowledgable of the dangerous effects some sports can have on our bodies. I think that because of this, it is viable for different sports to want to alter the equipment to match the needs of the players. In the article, it stated that some players did not like the halo because in some instances it somewhat blocked their vision, however, I think as the technology develops, their vision will be less obstructed. In any event, the halo is keeping drivers more safe, and I think that "not being able to see the driver when he's driving" is a small price to pay for potentially saving their life. Drivers should have more of a say in what vehicle they are driving, I think that each car should have to meet a certain safety criteria. Although some divers might not like the new halo, it is ultimately there to keep them safe.
ReplyDeleteI think that the sport being as dangerous as it is should mean that they never stop implementing safety rules and equipment unless they want to make it a bloodsport. I don’t think death should be a part of racing. I thought those cars were super safe. I didn’t honestly know that any person ever died unless they burst into flame. The drivers shouldn’t have to chose to die by driving these land rockets.
ReplyDeleteI really don’t care about fan approval about this idea of seeing drivers. These cars literally blow by at like 200 mph so no one is actually getting a look at the drivers and they are all wearing the same helmuts. Come on. That’s a joke. The fact that the halo lands right smack in the middle of the driver’s line of sight seems like an odd choice. If it impedes their seeing I’m not sure if it’s a safety feature.
I think that F1 drivers should have way more sayin safety equipment. They say the cars are really heavy and impossible to stop. I thought these cars weighed nothing actually so this is news to me. Drivers want better brakes, so they should get them. And if they say the halo is bocking their sight then they have to be modified immediately.
1. I think as the sport evolves there must be continuous change in the safety rules and regulations. Racing is a very dangerous sport with car traveling at extreme speeds. The most protection a driver has right now is the car. With the F1 Halo this will protect the driver in a great way, and there should be no reason for people to stop making new safety rules. The halo is necessary to make sure the drivers are safe, similar to other sports athletes safety come first, and there needs to be a constant change in new ways to keep them safe.
ReplyDelete1. there really shouldn't be a limit to how many safety implications should be added when it comes to the safety of the drivers. F1 is such a dangerous sport and if americans want it to last, they are going to need to deal with these changes.
ReplyDelete2. A main part of the article was that fans couldn't see the drivers as well and that it ruined part of the experience. I really don't think fans approval should have an influence when it comes to safety. They will need to deal with any changes and will adapt and eventually not care as much (just like ads on basketball jerseys)
3. They should have more say as they know better than anyone what is needed to keep them safe. I think any changes implemented should start with them and make it a majority decision.
I dont think that there should be any point that a dangerous sport should stop implementing new safety measures. If a sport is dangerous they should continue to try to make changes that could possibly make it safer for the participants. This is especially true in sports that are known to have many injuries, with the increase of injuries many people wont want to participate in these sports anymore. I think that instead of there being a point that you should stop trying to make the sport safer but instead after how many injuries should the sport be discontinued.
ReplyDeleteI think that since the drivers are the ones who are going to be using the car and its their lives that are being put in risk they should definitely have a say in the safety precautions. Im sure that the drivers could give some good ideas as to how they could implement more safety precautions.
1. Until the safety of athletes is ensured, leagues should never fully stop trying to make their sports completely safe. If racers are dying from flying debris from other cars, a solution has to be found. I disagree with the Formula One Racers who completely disapprove of the halos because of the design. Designs can be remade, lives cannot.
ReplyDelete2. In the discussion of the safety of drivers, I don't understand why fan approval should come into play. In the end, it's not the fans watching on tv who are in danger of getting killed by falling debris. I think that the halos should be mandatory and the drivers should have the most say in their design.
- In a sport that is already so dangerous, at what point do you stop implementing more safety rules and equipment?
ReplyDeleteYou should never stop implementing rules to improves safety, especially when a new way to improve safety. As Lewis Hamilton said “It’s a difficult one as when they introduced it, talked about it, they mentioned a 17 per cent improvement in safety and it’s difficult to really ignore that.” There's not much of a choice when they offer a 17 percent improvement in safety. I would think most drivers would want this option as well because of so many injuries and crashes in the sport of F1 and racing in general. In midget car racing, bryan clauson recently died due to a head injury, so F1 might want to improve in that area as well. Also, in 2015, Jules Bianchi, who is an f1 driver, died do to a head injury
- How do you balance fan approval while maintaining driver safety?
I think it is very tough to decide on driver safety, and is something that needs to be discussed by both the league that operates the sport and the drivers. Drivers may want the safety measures, but they also probably realize that is the sport is “too safe” the sport could suffer. One example of this is NASCAR. In 2005 it was named the fastest growing sport in America by Fortune, yet it has seen a decline in viewership in recent years. Some fans have cited constant rule changes as a reason for not attending the races any more, like more safety measures, they liked it the old way, according to USA today. F1 probably wants to avoid this, so it is a very tough decision.
In a sport that is already so dangerous, at what point do you stop implementing more safety rules and equipment?
ReplyDeleteI think it’s important to implement safety rules into all sports to protect the athletes that play, fans, and whoever is involved. However, there is a line when safety rules are too much. People race for the dangerous feeling and the adrenaline that they feel when they crash or when they spin out. If there are too many regulations then that feeling of danger goes away. In my opinion, a safety feature like the Halo F1 is extremely necessary in formula racing. I am no professional driver, but it seems like this new feature won't affect the game in a negative way.
Should the drivers have more of a say in which safety equipment is implemented?
Drivers should have the final decision whether or not to use safety features. The league should be strongly suggesting drivers to use new safety features because they will only make money if their drivers are safe. However, the league doesn’t have the right to make drivers wear or use something they do not want to use. I think it is extremely important to use new safety features but some driver may not want to use it because it may ruin the sport for them or decrease the competitiveness throughout the whole sport. It seems like a very good idea to the fans, public, and sports media but drivers think differently.
In a sport that is already so dangerous, there is no point where you stop implementing more safety rules and equipment because human life is more valuable than dangerous sports.
ReplyDeleteHonestly fan approval doesn’t seem very important about maintaining drivers safety because it is about the drivers safety not approval.
I think the drivers should definitely have a say in which safety equipment is implemented but not to a vote or anything because some drivers may want the best for themselves but some other drivers may not care so much about safety which could result in a dangerous result.
1. I think that in a sport that's so dangerous it is important to have OPTIONS of having different safety equipment and then people can chose what's best for them. I think that if people are given options and the people in charge won't be held liable for people being injured then more people will be satisfied. Meaning, people who are aware of the danger and decide to have less safety features can do. While, those who want to race more safely can also do so.
ReplyDelete2. I think you can balance fan approval while maintaining driver safety by getting fans inputs on the issue through word or polls and then explaining to the majority why or why not that will happen. Furthermore, I think that it 100% is more important for drivers to be safe than for fans to be happy and that over time fans will learn to enjoy the new safety features involved.
- Should the drivers have more of a say in which safety equipment is implemented?
Yes - they should be able to decide for themselves, but the racing agencies shouldn't be punished.
- since racing is a notoriously dangerous sport, safety is a huge factor. The constant effort to achieve safety is definitely beneficial, but if modifications change the sport and its foundation then they may not be necessary. It is important to keep tradition in sports, and safety modifications on cars could impact that.
ReplyDelete- Consistency is very important to fans in sports, and fans may not be thrilled if the cars are changed or appear different. I think the balance between fan approval and safety is hard to reach because fans like the sport the way it is and changing aspects of it will result in disapproval. One option may be a modification that doesn't impact the visual appearance of the car.
- I believe that drivers should have total control over their cars and what equipment goes on them. The driver is the one behind the wheel, and they are most likely to make the best decisions for their car and safety themselves.