F1 Neck Support
Head and neck restrain system.
F1 neck support. Frontal head restraint hans was invented in early 1980s by two biomechanical experts jim downing and bob hubard. Verstappen however is not thinking of using padding in his cockpit. Even monster truck drivers use the hans device in many events. Turn eight will be the big test for the neck muscles of the f1 drivers.
Grassroots motorsports awarded the hans device the editors choice award in 2002. Because of the high g forces most drivers opt for extra neck support in the cockpit. As a group of drivers and a wider f1 family we are united in its goal hamilton has spoken widely about racism in recent weeks. They designed the hans device to function so that when drivers torso is restrained with safety belts the device restrains the head from swinging forward thus greatly reducing neck loads during the front impact and basal skull fracture injuries.
During the last race the drivers there had to endure up to 5g. They recognized that racers were receiving serious head and neck injuries in crashes. Today most major auto racing sanctioning bodies mandate the use of head and neck restraints.