wildrover: Such crashes always look bad , but the cars are made to disintigrate in order to absorb the impact of the crash...wheels, suspension , bodies , and even engines and gearboxes go in all directions , but the tubular cage around the driver stays intact ( hopefully ) and the seat into which the driver is very securely strapped stays in place in the cage.... That's obvious isn't it? The FIA have been making safety improvements in this for years after the introduction of carbon composite monocoque chassis. The monocoque was invented by Lotus team boss Colin Chapman, who inserted a riveted lightweight metal case instead of the classic tubular frame in his Lotus in 1962. After this McLaren was the first F1 team to fit their car with a carbon fiber safety cell in 1983.
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