Formula 1 Has A Genius System Inside Crash Barriers

[@Banyo__]

I really enjoy hearing this type of stuff. I think you have this general idea of how they work, but I didn't know there were straps inside or hollowed out blocks to check. Interesting.

[@oldmanc2]

Not a Max Mosley fan, but he led the way in improving F1 safety. See his documentary

[@PlittHD]

Reassembling the tec pro barrier probably takes less time than cutting out and welding/bolting in a new steel (or concrete) crash barrier. And you know, kills less drivers.

[@fqeagles21]

They should put them in NBR24

[@TheNewTom]

@@fqeagles21 The Nürburgring probably can't afford to put them on the Nordschleife.

[@SamBrickell]

*fewer drivers (probably less drivers too considering that worse drivers may crash more often)

[@MarvinNeumannOfficial]

Seriously, you are THE F1 channel which is the channel which I miss(ed). There is literally no other channel which has this specific niche knowledge. You go beyond the simple explainable topics. And you don't even bother to do videos which are unnecessarily long. This topic could have easily been 15 minutes long but you concentrate on the essentials. Thank you!

[@mattamys]

Thanks Marvin, that's very kind of you! The videos I create are exactly that, straight to the point without the extra fluff because that's the reason why someone wanted to watch the video. Have a great week!

[@KayoMichiels]

Especially after what happened with WTF1...

[@Goliath83]

@@KayoMichiels what do you mean? what happened to them

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Yeah same i only some complex stuff from others but this is channel what i need to learn complex stuff about F1

[@opsman1]

Great explanation @mattamys. As an FIA marshal, the TechPro barriers are excellent at their job of absorbing car energy without spinning or flipping the car. I have seen them save many lives compared to tire barriers or plain Armco.

[@colossae3241]

Can you talk about the nascar and indycar version of SAFER barrier. I start to see f1 use that type of barrier at some part of the track especially the close wall

[@mrc0a124]

Never really thought about techpros before but this was a very interesting video

[@tomwallach]

Nice to see that you were at the Monaco E-Prix.

[@HaydonGullis]

Matt Amys Upload days are the best days!❤

[@kilianfrei]

You should really have your own segment on F1 TV by now, love the videos!

[@mattamys]

Thanks Kilian 🤙🏻

[@aknetworkedit]

Can you do a video on how they time the laps of the cars, and how and what sensors are used?

[@mattamys]

Great idea!

[@claytondavis9325]

Great info Matt! I love this kind of look into the lesser known and lesser appreciated aspects of F1 and racing in general.

[@bu7esan]

Thumbs up for a working audio

[@tonicowan-brown]

This is perfectly detailed. Great video matt

[@timoooo7320]

I always thought that the whole barrier blocks were made of polyurethane or dense foam-like material and i didn't know that they're tied together like that. It's surprising that tires barriers are still being used, you would think we're in an age where something like that would be science driven. It seems the techpro barriers have some science and testing in its development

[@RH-hz9ly]

Wow, I'm thankful this popped up in my youtube home. Thank you!

[@mrdraw2087]

Good video and what a clever design. Still I think the system could be a little more maintenance-friendly.

[@yoeriw7099]

A quick coupling at the end of those tensioners for example

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Finally a video that puts ads on the last part of video

[@MegaSharpys]

Your videos are such good quality. It’s a complete mystery how you don’t have more followers!

[@knightlautrec4311]

I hope to see your channel grow to be a lot bigger! I've seen it quite a few times now, a small channel and you think "gosh should be much larger, great quality", and you come back some years later to a huge explosion of subscribers. Rooting for ya.

[@axhrafjamaxi6530]

Great content. Haven't seen this shown in many F1 video creator out here.

[@shaxxs]

Can you do a video about what the advertising board are made of? like the one that usually on the tecpro barriers. And how is it safe if a driver were to crash into it

[@mattamys]

They are usually either printed onto self-adhesive film and placed on directly, or onto thin Multiwall Polycarbonate Sheet (basically cardboard but waterproof) and if a driver is going full speed into the barrier, this wouldn't be their main concern!

[@shaxxs]

@@mattamys Ah ok, thanks for the explanation. I was a bit concern if those advertisement board could be a sharp object when it's being crashed into, seems like it isn't likely

[@TheAcquisitionsInc]

Love your videos, keep them up. Also incredibly jelly your at Monaco haha

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[@totalmadnesman]

So why are these not used everywhere and there are still some concrete walls on track?

[@mattamys]

Concrete walls are mostly on straights, so any contact would mostly be a side impact - whereas places where you're needing to slow the car down to absorb that fast energy is mostly in the corners!

[@totalmadnesman]

@@mattamys Thanks for that great answer mate! Keep it up!

[@74_pelicans]

They are expensive, so only new tracks have them. Old tracks still use tyres, or a combination

[@hannesgroesslinger]

For shallow impact angles TecPro barriers can actually be more dangerous than concrete walls. There is a chance that the car can get entangled in the TecPro barriers, which will cause it to be stopped within a very short distance, resulting in sharp deceleration. These deceleration forces can cause injuries to the driver. Instead when a car hits a naked concrete wall at a shallow angle, there will only be a minor side impact (which the safety features on the car should be capable to take care of) but the car can keep all of it's forward momentum. It can keep scraping along the wall for several hundred meters and dissipate it's energy over a long amount of time. Therefore the deceleration forces acting on the driver are way lower. So it is a matter of circuit design and risk assessment to determine which parts of the track are likely to see only shallow impacts (for example walls alongside a straight) where you would put smooth hard barriers like armco or concrete, and which parts might see blunt impacts, where you need TecPro or tire bundles. There is of course yet another type of impact protection available: the SAFER Barrier (which is an acronym that stands for "Steel And Foam Energy Reduction Barrier"). This type of barrier was specifically developed for oval racing, but has since found it's way onto many other circuits as well, including the Jeddah F1 circuit. On oval tracks the cars are always running parallel to the outside wall in close proximity, so pretty much all impacts into the outside wall happen at a shallow angle. That's why ovals used to have "unprotected" concrete along the outside, as this used to be the safest option. But in the last 20 years all oval tracks have been upgraded with SAFER barriers. These are essentially smooth steel guardrails mounted on styrofoam shock absorbers. The styrofoam will cushion the side impact, while the smooth steel surface allows the car to keep moving forward unobsructed. You can expect to see SAFER barriers on more and more F1 tracks in the future, as for shallow impacts they provide the best safety for the driver. For blunt impacts TecPro is the best option.

[@MaunoKoivistoOfficial]

Super interesting. Thanks for posting!

[@TheACDGames]

good video mate! very informative and straight to the point. keep up the good work

[@bossmen6665]

Nice video. Very educational

[@fidan2fast]

I remember some years ago when a car hit the barriers sideways and blocked the whole track because it pulled the barrier with it

[@king_br0k]

Upgrading to a smart system with self checking and motorized tensioning would make it faster, but so much more expensive Might be worth doing in high risk spots

[@morrisonben]

Robot Matt will be missed

[@buzzbam]

Matt, you're the Tom Scott of F1

[@zanjaklic9466]

very good video!

[@JM-hb2xf]

Spa-Francochamps circuit doesnt use tech pro :( that race track is a disaster waiting to happen

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Hopefully the TV production is better this year.

[@syed_mamoon99]

I think the cars must shrink in size and length, then the Monaco GP will be exciting! Or you can change the layout

[@duck74UK]

If I remember right, these things are not cheap either

[@asifrahman7557]

Didn't know George Russell has a KZbin channel 😂

[@mattamys]

Hahaha

[@vishensivparsad]

surfshark charging 1 month's salary to connect to Monaco would be more realistic

[@rafa57games]

And where does the water comes from?

[@Taco_King00]

My question is tho. If you watching tv in Monaco. Are most tv channels in french or English? "was thinking alot of rich people from around the world lives there because of no invome taxes

[@cloudyones]

oh i thought it was actually very clamplicated

[@kanyalecar]

❤

[@PanzerFalcon2232]

Now the red flag after Albon's crash makes even more sense

[@RickyDicky730]

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