1. I came across your channel and watched some of your videos 2. Then watched all F1 races this summer and rewatched your videos again to actually understand. 3. Picked my favorite driver 4. Picked my favorite team 5. Picked my favorite track 6. Watched race highlights from last decades 7. Spent countless hours on Wikipedia articles and reddit related to F1 8. Weighed in my opinion on Halo Now, I need to go to driving school, get a driving license, buy myself a modest city car, and find a friend who I can talk to about F1 over a Maß of Weizenbier.
I did pretty much the same thing. Leclerc and Ferrari FTW, used to be Kimi while he was racing for them but he’s not there anymore, still like him though.
The Hans device is for neck protection, not head protection, thus not falling into the "head protection" category in the title. Also, adding some strap points to the helmet so the Hans device can work, doesn't mean it's integral to the design. You can easily wear an F1 helmet without Hans. You never see F1 drivers without it, but that's because of regulations, not because it's integral.
not so much. It just attaches to the head because it can't attach to the neck. Otherwise, it doesn't really protect the head, except maybe from slamming into the wheel when braking. It's mostly intended for stopping the neck from bending too much forward. It's basically a strap for the head which protects the neck, since that's the only thing unstrapped.
+alin116 - One of the primary reasons for adopting the HANS was to help prevent basilar skull fractures, and I think we can all agree that the skull is part of the head, not the neck...
Stuart, I think the reason why some folks are a little uneasy about the Autosport collaboration is that it’s causing a bit of confusion as to the best approach to take. Whether to watch on the Autosport channel, thus improving your viewing figures there; or to support you more directly by watching here. I’ve seen it suggested to watch the video twice, once on each channel. Great, for those with the time or inclination, but not an option for everyone, I’d think. You have a very obvious talent for what you do and it is good to see that being recognised with these colabs. I don’t think any sensible person would begrudge such things, so don’t get downhearted by the few naysayers. You’ll never please everyone and that will only be magnified as your success continues. Not really sure what I was aiming for with this comment. Just my support and thanks.
Honestly, please watch whichever version you prefer... I know it's ended up a bit confusing, and I'm sorry for that. It'll continue like this for a while, but what i'll try and do is stick some bonus content in my version for the people on here. Please don't worry about me though, enjoy the content wherever you wish :) And just remember - there will be videos on here that ARENT on Autosport
I was introduced to Chain Bear through the Autosport channel. Not that I was particularly familiar with their channel either, I watched a handful of videos, one of which was a Chain Bear one. I didn't even realise the same videos were being uploaded to both channels.
External electric starters were in used by Mercedes and Auto-Union GP teams From 1935 < Were in general use by the 1950 British F-1 GP at Silverstone. Seen in the full colour movie.. Seen thereafter in the promotional F-1films. As can be seen here on YT. J.C.
Wheel nuts over knock offs Require a whole lot of paraphenalia.. Wheel guns Wheels and nuts designed for them Not always reliable, early on SAME today. Knock offs and hammers were more SAFE! That last tap of the hammer FELT thru one's hand... TIGHT! Fewer lost wheels... BUT Slower! J.C.
As much as people focus on helmets, HANS has actually saved more lives in racing. When HANS first came out and was about to be legislated in NASCAR , Dale Earnhart refused to wear " that noose". He died from cervical dislocation which HANS would have prevented. Stupid is as stupid does.
okleydokley I wouldn't say stupid, but definitely ignorant. Earnhardt was very much of the old school mindset and viewed a lot of the new safety features as unnecessary and pointless. Additionally, the HANS faced resistance primarily because drivers thought it would be too restrictive, which i guess is sorta the point of it. He just thought racing was already as safe as it could get, as is the way of thinking by basically every generation of drivers and fans. Unfortunately, as we all know it got him killed in a completely preventable way.
@@Jake-ln6zk Restrictive and cumbersome, especially when it comes to a closed stock car where a driver would have to extricate himself through the window. That was the main issue with the HANS in NASCAR when it first came out...their biggest concern was they were afraid it'd get caught up in the window or on a roll cage bar if the driver had to quickly bail out of a burning car. Obviously those issues have been resolved in stock car racing, but it didn't have to take losing four drivers over the course of nine months in similar accidents.
NASCAR fans are the worst. Not individually. Like any fanbase theres always variation person to person. But I'll be damned if every single time I've been badgered by a belligerent drunk at the bar they were wearing NASCAR gear of some kind.
As with all your videos, I found it fascinating. Despite having watched F1 for over 40 years I still like to learn. One comment you made about strapping the helmets down triggered a thought. I remember a race where Button said he'd had to drive with his hand on his helmet holding it down on the straight because the wind was raising it and he kept choking! Can't remember which one it was, and which team he was in - probably the BAR given the time he was there. Imagine blacking out towards the end of a straight because your safety gear is killing you! Thanks for these videos. I'm currently binge watching you :-)
An amazing race - it was Germany 2004, when BAR came second. He overtook his way to second place in that race with one hand on his helmet: quite astounding!
Chainbear did you see the F1 hour long interview with Toto Wolff.. respect ✊ Would love to see a chainbear video (or series) on what it takes (and how much) to run an F1 team.
With the visor port so small it would be quite fun to see how it fares if used when riding a motorcycle. We know it's not designed for riding motorcycles but it would be fun to see just how much vision a rider has wearing one. 😂
I don't have anything against AutoSport Channel... But I waited for this and it felt too long... If I remember correctly you said this was the last video in the collaboration. If so, thank you so so much. Now let's just hope your next few videos will be able to bounce back into the suggested videos feed because RU-vid algorithms are a bitch and the fact that the this happened this way is going to affect the channel for a while.
I'm not sure but I think he stated somewhere in the comments that the collaboration would end next spring. So yeah... We probably have to endure this collab for a bit longer but I still hope you're correct.
Kevlar is not knifeproof. Combination antistabbing and bullet resistant vests have a layer of leather-like or even chainmail for that purpose. 900 years old tech that's still effective for that purpose. There are very different physical phenomena at play in a knifing and a gunshot. When hit by a high velocity, copper jacketed lead bullet, the kevlar fibres keep togheter and the friction between the layers help dissipate some of the energy, preventing a tear and penetration but still allowing a massive concussive shockwave, enough to bruise you severely. Will save your life, but the pain and shock may knock you out. Kevlar vests often have a steel plate to protect your solar plexus, an area just under your ribcage where if struck with enough force, may cause you to go into cardiorespiratory arrest. When struck with a piercing/cutting device, the kevlar fibres "window" out of the way and the blade cuts them quite easily. Enough layers will stop a stab, just like enough layers of Cotton will, but even Level 3A bulletproof vests made to resist pistol calibers up to .44 Magnum (around 1500J of muzzle energy) won't. A rigid layer would help them become stabproof. You could inbibe a few layers of Kevlar in epoxy resin to make it so, but they'll loose their resistance to high velocity impacts.
Thauã Aguirre You’ve given me a great idea. Knife bullets. Now no body armour will stand in my way, mwuhahaha! This was a light hearted comment, I understand the science and thus the fallacy of my statement.
While Kevlar may not be the best protection against knife stabs, it may still be a valid protection against sharp objects flying around. Hockey players use Kevlar Socks to protect them against accidents with the sharp blade (runner) of the hockey skate.
When the brain crashes into a side of the wall, the main thing that gets easily damaged is the corpus colossum, since it's relatively tight and narrow and links two relatively heavy halves of the brain. When you fall and hit your head, you're much more likely to get concussions in a sideways fall than one where you hit the front or back of your head. If the damage was just general, you'd expect front to back or vice versa to be worst, since you have the most brain behind the smallest area of skull, since that's the direction the brain is longest. Generally a helmet that gives a few millimeters or even centimeters can't really do *that* much to reduce impact acceleration. What it can do though is allow your brain to rest firmly against the correct side of the skull *before* the severe deceleration occurs. The brain will expand less perpendicular to the direction of collision because the initial distance of stretching is afforded more time, and you'll get a reduction in corpus collossum stretching way out of proportion to the relatively small drop in outside head movement. Granted, this is not the only thing that kills people in terms of brain shaking, but it tends to be what causes brain damage in non-fractured skulls, concussion, and it tends to be what kills people *first*.
really nice video... I would add the fact that they banned the water hose hole after brazilian Luciano Burti's accident on Blanchimont corner at Spa, where the chin guard was ripped off also would worth mention the Hans as a great safety improvement
jeeveso Hans device is a separate safety device. It's integrated to the helmet but not part of it. Also it provides *neck* protection not *head* protection
It's for head and neck, HANs = Head and Neck Support device, understand it's not a part of it but should be mentioned still, otherwise a standalone on it would be interesting!
Great video as always, Stuart. Could you do one about the history of F1 car design over the entire course of F1? That would make for a really interesting top I think.
Briliant content as always Chainbear! as i commented on autosport upload... i find interesting that people in early 50´ were still used to deaths and injuries after war which reflected in motorsport too... No one cared about injuries and it took long time to reevaluate safety and ultimately value of human life. (hits replay 10times :D)
It's so good how only ayrton senna, 25 years ago died in an F1 car. F1 might have come to an era with no fatalities. (Jules didn't die in his car, he died almost a year after his crash, so not instant death which I was talking about)
I know, I'm super super late. But I just wanted to say, how much I liked your video. I've just stumbled onto your channel, lookin for old touring car races...and now I'm subb'ed...
fun fact....well fun... kevlar and aramide yarns are used in a lot... in so much in fact there is currently a shortage that will be long term mostly because production plants can't keep up with demand, it's in tires helmets and in what I do; cables
I have found the following facts: first driver who wore full face helmet - Dan Gurney at 1968 German GP. Last driver who wore open face helmet - Leo Kinnunen at 1974 Swedish GP. First GP winner who wore full face helmet - Graham Hill at 1969 Monaco GP. Last winner who wore open face helmet - Clay Regazzoni at 1970 Italian GP. Source: @t
Basically the primary effect is to make the brain rest firmly flush against the right side of the skull before the hard part of the impact, not really to spread the deceleration over that much more distance.
the padding vs. no padding visual is backwards (difficult physics to portray like that though in my opinion with the brain, head, and helmet), otherwise an excellent video. Excited to see more!!!
Thank you for producing what are IMHO the best (or at least my favorite) videos on auto racing. Fortunately I am late to the game so my emerging F1 geek gets fed when it wants. :)
Hi Stuart. In the early 1980s, there was a bizarre, “Darth Vader’ looking helmet that was popular with Indy car drivers and was briefly used by Mario Andretti, Elio de Angeles and Marc Surer in Formula One. I thought the only benefit these helmets had was the ventilation slits at the front of the helmet that may have provided easier breathing for the drivers. However, they only appeared for about two or three years and then were no longer around. In your research, did you come across this helmet and if so what were the pros and cons compared with other helmets of its day? Great video. Thanks for the wonderful history lesson.
Daniel Sexton Gurney brought the Full Coverage Bell Star helmet to BOTH F-1 and Le Mans in 1967. The USAF used aluminium and then fiberglass flying helmets from the later 1940s/Korean War era < Purloined and/or surplus AF helmets were soon seen at the West Coast race tracks and out on the salt lakes Bell helmets were FIRST seen at the Bonneville Speed Weeks, ' along with roll over bars and automatic fire extinguishers.... 1959 -1960.. SOON to be seen at Indy! As seen in period Hot Rod magazines!!! History! J.C. Age 72....
This is great news and very interesting. I'm afraid parking heavy equipment in a run off zone or anywhere near a plastic race car will still eventually kill a guy though. RIP María de Villota and Jules Bianchi both. There will never be a crane-proof hat.
Kevlar needs to be specially treated to resist sharps. It's by default no more protective against piercing wounds than a similar thickness of cotton. That's part of why rifle grade vests use kevlar much less, and instead mostly us rubber and steel plates or use thick layers of kevlar for backing a plate of ceramic.
Mathew Panini What the fuck are you on about? My comment was just a joke, a joke that obviously you didn't got. I started watching F1 in the 90's but stopped watching it after 2004 because of how shit it was, and other stupid reasons I forgot what they were. I retook it in 2012 and I love it more than I ever did in the overrated 90's; I rewatched the 90's seasons I saw when I was a kid, since I had a lot of Nostalgia and they were a major letdown, they weren't bad, but they weren't as good as I remember them; then I rewatched the 2000's seasons and they were as terrible as I remembered them, except 2003, that one was quite decent; then I saw the seasons I didn't watched and god, I hoped I never watched the 2005 season, it was awful, only like 2 races were decent, 2006 was meh... 2007 and 2008 were good, 2009 was meh, 2010 was decent and 2011 was alright. Races in the 80's were even worse, half of the field retiring with mechanical problems, and the slowest cars on the grid ended up like 5 laps behind with the leader nearly lapping even 2nd place. And I'll not even get started with Pre-Qualifying, where the slowest cars were up to 20+ seconds off the pole time, now you're doing bad if you end up 4 seconds slower and if you get lapped twice. Why don't you shut up and stop getting triggered at a stupid joke someone made on the internet.
You should place something in the video's end saying that you're collaborating with Autosport. Many apparently have not understood that, and this situation doesn't help either one of you two. It may hurt your partner as they're being seen by a fair bit of people as the theif of your video. Great video as always, keep it up.
2:51 specifically a norwegian sauna. Next level is the Swedish sauna and the level after that is the Finnish sauna but at that point your head might as well be on fire
Think you flipped the padding & energy absorbing portions of the helmet. With the exception of cheek pads & a bit around the ears the padding is quite thin. The foam/energy absorbing materials actually make up the bulk of a helmets volume.
As an American, I thought to myself, “Alfabetti Spaghetti...these Englishmen never quit with their quirky names for things.” It hits my ears like a misplaced flat note in a Satie piece. Somehow I still like it.
@@Nemoticon funny thing is that there wasn't a bruise on his body, no broken bone besides the massive head injuries he suffered. So he would've been perfectly fine.
@@Nemoticon funny that you're acting like a moron, his body wasn't shed, this is not Russell Phillips crash. only his brain and his skull were pierced in accident, left of his body was totally untouched.
Dan Gurney (RIP) was the man invented and popularized the now common full face helmet! www.motorsportmagazine.com/sites/default/files/content/Dan%20Gurney/1968_gb_gp.jpg
Honeslty I'm fine with Autosport uploading your videos before you, probably some sort of agreement. What I'm NOT fine with is that youtube decides I want the autosport video suggested, and not Chainbear F1. Even though this is the channel Im subscribed to
