Additional safety cage around the cockpit of the car — it is the most pressing issue that faces IndyCar FIA.
Even before the accident, which occurred at the extreme point at Pocono IndyCar, F1 Technical Director agreed on the additional tests of the safety cage, which came up with the team Mercedes. Tests are scheduled for September.
The question is how to protect the pilots there are more and more insistently. In 2009, the pilot of «Formula 2» Henry Surtees died because his head caught in the wheel of another car in the same year, Felipe Massa because of the debris landed in a helmet, was seriously injured..
Literally at the last stage in the Pocono IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was killed because his head got in the car wrecks.
Every year, engineers are trying to develop new versions of cockpit and safety cage to protect the riders head, but keep the look of the cars. The idea to create a fully enclosed cockpit is not supported because the pilots in the event of an accident will not be able to leave the car alone. Everyone is waiting for test...
