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Filipe Massa was in a freak F1 accident when a spring from another driver’s suspension hit him in the face. If you assume the spring weighed a kilogram and was traveling in excess of 100 MPH when it hit, you can understand the severity of the impact.
There is a close up photo and slide show in this article showing the helmet and facial damage along with a photo of the spring:
Bernie’s safety vow after F1 horror
The debris can be seen in the slow-motion part of this clip:
3D reconstruction of the impact:
News report:
Here is a look inside an F1 helmet and the HANS restraint system:
For more info see:
- How Formula One Works
- How HANS works – Head and Neck Support/Restraint device system
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