Many safety devices and structures on an F1 car aren’t visible from the surface. The Roll hoop is one of those ? We lift the lid on the crucial role it plays in protecting a... read more »

A slow launch from George Russell to trigger contact with the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly sent the Mercedes spinning into Zhou on the approach to the Turn 1 right-hander.The... read more »

What have the FIA changed in F1's technical regulations for 2023? From floor changes to fight against porpoising and bouncing, to roll hoop safety changes, to banned wings... read more »

Roll hoops came under the spotlight after Alfa driver Zhou Guanyu's huge accident at the start of last year's British Grand Prix.Alfa was the only team using the... read more »

The 2022 F1 season may have concluded just over three weeks ago but all teams are hard at work on their new designs for the 2023 campaign. read more »

2023 Technical regulation changes addressing 'aerodynamic porpoising' within Formula 1 and roll hoop deficiencies have been announced by the FIA on Tuesday. read more »

F1's switch to ground effect cars as part of its radical technical regulations overhaul for 2022 has seen the return of vertical oscillating - or porpoising - on... read more »

The governing body has promised to impose stricter tests as a direct result of Zhou Guanyu's accident at the British Grand Prix, which saw the Chinese driver's Alfa... read more »

Zhou's roll hoop was lost early in the incident after he was involved in a clash with George Russell and Pierre Gasly and flipped, with the hoop taking the initial impact... read more »

The C42's roll hoop was lost early in the Chinese driver's spectacular accident seconds after the start of the British GP when his car was flipped over after contact... read more »

Zhou's crash may have looked terrifying, however thankfully, F1's safety features made sure that Zhou escaped fit and healthy. Looking at the Alfa Romeo C42's... read more »

As part of the never-ending quest for improved safety, motor racing's governing body pores over the details of each major accident to better understand the factors that... read more »

For years there has been a debate about on-board cameras, and how accurately they portray the actual experience of driving a car. Many regard the current roll-hoop viewpoint as... read more »

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has teased fans with a glimpse of what could be its 2021 livery, which will adorn the W12. The reigning champions have been teasing fans on social... read more »

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has yet to make up his mind over whether to support the Halo head protection device at the upcoming vote next week or vote against... read more »

Force India are set to trial a new positioning system on their car during the opening day of the Abu Dhabi end-of-season test. Dubbed the 'Info Wing', two LED screens... read more »

In her latest column for Crash.net, Kate Walker looks at the call to introduce closed cockpits and explains why further research and patience is required read more »

Lucas di Grassi claimed the first ever FIA Formula E victory at the Beijing ePrix thanks to a last corner crash between race leader Nicolas Prost and the chasing Nick Heidfeld.... read more »

Williams introduced a couple of notable upgrades at the last two races in Germany and Hungary, which we'll take a brief look at in this article. The top image shows a new... read more »

Lotus have confirmed they won't race their double-DRS system this weekend despite successfully testing it on Kimi Raikkonen's car during practice. The Enstone outfit... read more »

The FIA tests a forward roll hoop aimed at improving driver safety in open-wheel competition read more »

Formula 1 governing body the FIA is impressed with results from the latest test of the front roll-hoop concept. The idea, which would involve a roll-hoop (similar to the one... read more »

It might not be the most eye-catching feature, but the forward roll hoop may well be the way to go for Formula One cars... read more »

Video: FIA Institute tests forward roll-hoop read more »

F1's governing body is looking into mandating 'forward roll-hoops' to boost driver safety. The innovation would be to prevent the kind of incidents that, in... read more »