NathanOlder wrote: ↑12 Dec 2017, 23:05
As for the Halo holding the car up higher, surely it wont when its in gravel, the Halo will just bury itself in gravel. And cutting part of the halo while the cars weight is on it , is surely a risk ? remembering the halo would have already been weakened due to a roll.
I think if it does sink into the gravel, the roll hoop without the halo would certainly as well, so you are stuck in both cases. Infact, I'd argue because you have with the Halo more contact surface with the gravel, you have less chance to sink/bury into the gravel.
No, it's not a risk to cut the halo. You'd be leaving the central pillar alone, where all the weight is put on, and cut the exposed sidebar for extraction. Also, the halo is designed to withstand 15x the static load of the car, putting it on par with the roll hoop structure. That's a very tough structure! I can't recall the roll hoop structure to ever have crumbled. The exception maybe being the Jules Bianchi one.
I just hope to god Im not the one saying, I told you so, I hope its you guys saying it to me.
It's good to question a solution to make absolutely sure it is going to be a benefit. My opinion is that the FIA really did challenge itself on that regard and still found it to be a good solution. I can't think of one accident in F1 the last 10 years where the Halo would pose a risk for a driver. At best being a bit of nuisance because it hinders immediate extraction in cases where the driver was fine and not being in immediate danger.