The history of helmets in Formula 1 - Chainbear explains

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

2:10 "Was immidiately ridiculed as all safety developments that come with an aesthetic change usually are" *shows scratched HALO* That's chainbear for you

[@udigoodie6495]

*directly dislikes the video after hearing it*

[@williamt1083]

He shows a scratched/broken one because it actually worked

[@midnmusic2217]

@@udigoodie6495 imagine wanting drivers to die because the car would ugly.

[@thethirdman225]

@@midnmusic2217 Or worse, decrying such safety devices then posting hypocritical “RIP” posts after one of them dies... Shame some people expect others to die so that they can remain entertained, innit?

[@kevinnash851]

Chain bear always the best ....♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@vhakosuka]

Why does this have no replies

[@Skobingo-f9s]

Random Halo was random. “I love my halo” ~ C Leclerc, Spa 2018

[@audioamateur]

I'm used to the halo... I never got onto the hate bandwagon when it was first out but at the same time I wasn't a huge fan of the change (esthetically). I'm beyond happy they have the extra protection now

[@canis_lupus2220]

8:10 Return of Chain Bear Energy :-)

[@molexi6537]

As a Finn, I found the Norwegian sauna joke amusing. Great vid.

[@2rjus]

Rolexi As a Norwegian, I did too.

[@suorastas1]

As a Finn I had no idea that Norwegian saunas existed.

[@joemcawesome8745]

I never comment on videos. I just want to say the pace and delivery of this information was amazing. Perfect speed of streaming information, perfectly timed split sceeen diagrams, didn’t feel like almost 10 minutes of video. Nice work.

[@Ninochew]

Why is the neck protection thing not being mentioned in this vid? Isn't that a part of the protection of their head?

[@TheHeavyshooter]

Yeah I was waiting for him to introduce the HANS system aswell

[@connorjacob7800]

that would be the HANS device, and it's more of a prevention device than a protection device like a helmet is, it's more catered to neck injuries than head/skull injuries also. plus this video is called the history of helmets in Formula 1, not history of safety devices in Formula 1 :P

[@alephii]

Only the top head, not the bottom head aka dick

[@fffffaris]

I think he already had a video on the HANS device. I watched it somewhere but cant remember who made it.

[@adamcastell]

Great video but I agree, I would have liked to hear discussion about this.

[@mirrorblue100]

Great presentation - thanks.

[@kolokolok]

Chain bear is single handedly the best representative of F1 for the average joe; if I were to suggest one thing however, it would be slowing down the narration just a tad. Sometimes I have to rewind because its hard for the listener to both listen and process the information at such rapid pace! Keep up the great work though, and thanks in advance Chain Bear!

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

Don't worry with time after watching a couple of his videos you'll be smarter such that you'll be able to keep up ,(not saying you are not smart now)

[@kolokolok]

Ricky Rickalvous lol! I’ve seen all of his videos and I still wish if he had slower narration!

[@rickyrickalvous2982]

then you're not smart lol

[@kolokolok]

Ricky Rickalvous haha you bet!

[@slam_down]

The speed is perfect. Slower would make for longer videos which are less popular and seemingly more boring. If you didn't understand a part, rewind the video, come back to it and comment about which part was tricky for you to understand and we'll help down here.

[@911inwood]

4:22 I like how you used a spring (suspension) attacking the helmet (Massa) good one

[@bladeranger1886]

EXCELLENT information. Thank you, Chain Bear.

[@FynnStripeyYeen]

Nice little poke at the Halo Bar debate at 2:10

[@gwinyaiejchipunza7168]

Cheeky as f***.

[@gonzalvezalvez6572]

Well its a safety feature but is really ugly...

[@LethalWalou]

Gonzalvez Alvez The main, and only arguments against thhe halo indeed were: A) It's ugly B) F1 should be dangerous

[@FynnStripeyYeen]

Hot take, I currently find the Halo fits into the overall design of the cars pretty well, especially when teams like Ferrari and Sauber put single or multi aero winglets on the top of the bar to help with air flow. Plus it's proven it's self twice this year that it works as a safety device.

[@TONYROCKZ818]

Gonzalvez Alvez it’s not ugly

[@hadeskadenz3017]

3:00 The sauna was invented in Finland and is the most popular in Finland and sweden, a lot of people think saunas are Norwegian but that isn’t the case, calling it a Norwegian sauna is like saying the French Mercedes.

[@blitzkrieg7133]

I think he meant that in Norway it's really cold and a sauna there wouldn't be so warm

[@lillgeezy]

@@blitzkrieg7133 its just as cold in Finland as in Norway..

[@adambane1719]

Saunas were actually a Swedish invention, invented by the Swedes, in Sweden !

[@Swagduckyyy]

​Actually sauna was invented in Finland, so don't try to annoy the finns.

[@zyfus5128]

Why is there no link to Chain Bears channel?

[@TheRomanRuler]

I just realized this is from Autosport channel, not Chain bear's! Awesome!

[@karlsu546]

classic chain bear 2:13

[@GloomGaiGar]

See? Every change F1 has ever made whether it be for performance or safety always had clowns making fun of it. People never change.

[@TheUltraseal]

He's not talking about Chainbear you dummy, he's talking about the people CB mentions at 2:10.

[@udigoodie6495]

Fuck your halo to the moon and back

[@zealy388]

@@udigoodie6495 damn bro chill

[@midnmusic2217]

@@udigoodie6495 You want more drivers to die lol

[@ajitpai2156]

2:10 .... (me in late 2017) I love the halos *gets laughed out of room by friends* *Ericsson at Monza, I gotchu fam*

[@Smiles_McGeee]

Love the chain bear vids! He has such a way with explaining things

[@iandlv6835]

Another great submission, I didn’t realise that Bell made the first helmets.

[@niekie1999]

I love the video, but the Hans device could’ve been mentioned in my opinion.

[@BigBrex0124]

It needs an episode on its own

[@Zak0True]

@Autosport at 6:07 there is a glitch in the audio and the sound bounces for a second. That's all.

[@katk5205]

My dad always use to tell me a story of a race car driver who refused to wear the neck brace thing that stops your head shit whipping around in a crash, he wouldn't wear it because it wasn't comfortable, was ugly and he had been fine for so many years without it why did he suddenly need it, I think it was Dale Earnhardt but I'm not sure. He always used this guy as an example that safety is priceless, never leave anything to chance or disregard the safe option because it isn't cool. It's just something that stuck with me.

[@PsychoticLeprachaun]

The new helmets look alright. I do like the look of the zylon strip on the current helmets though but I'll get over it

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Fascinating! Thank you for this, I really love the history of... pretty much anything, but particularly anything to do with engineering, inc motorsports especially safety features.

[@izarekrih2749]

Very nice Video as usual. Love to watch. But you have a little mistake built in the part for Kevlar. Woven Kevlar is easily penetrated by a sharp point like a knife, so are bulletproof vest not stapproof. Kevlar stops bullet or other object with very hight tension strenght. So a "soft" bullet deforms and catches several strains of fibre and pulls at them. That will absorb more an more energy until its stops, more like a net. Sry for english mistakes, not native.

[@Conservator.]

Another awesome 👍 video from Chainbear.

[@BryanGarcia-qb2ov]

I like the smaller visor it looks like the one hunt and Lauda used in the 70s and a couple other drivers

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

Safer the helmet - the happier I am. Interesting vid. I've still got all my Autosports from the 1970'd - collecting dust if anyone's interested ??? Let me know. Cheers. Rx

[@DJSbros]

I never knew about tear off visors, very interesting!

[@davidr4186]

knew nothing about F1 ever, watched a night of chain bear videos. and now im ready for my super licence

[@SportsIncorporated]

I've lived with a scar on my nose since 1975. The result of cars not requiring shoulder belts prior. Now we have shoulder belts and airbags. And I'm all for them.

[@GNX157]

Is there a weight specification in the new Regis? Seems like reducing the weight would help lower the whiplash effect that the HANS device would have to deal with.

[@sojovejrez]

Briliant content as always! i Find interesting that post war people were used to deaths and injuries (as it was common in war) and this reflected in motorsport too... thus not much concerns for safety and it took long time to reevaluate safety and ultimately value of human life.

[@TheMur28]

To put it in the words of a world war 2 veteran turned 1950's race car driver (I can't remember his name) "Racing was very safe; nobody was shooting at us!"

[@sedgey12345]

My man chain bear making great content

[@jelof21]

eyyyyy I suggested he make this months ago, great to see it actually done

[@satinderdhindsa835]

I’m sad that you didn’t bring up the HANS device

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Satinder Dhindsa it's about history of helmet. Hans is a different safety device

[@praveentitus7193]

Great explanation - informative and entertaining. But there's just one factual doubt - I've heard that the reason drivers wore white cloth on their head in the 1930, 20s and before was to give an indication of whether they had a bleeding wound on their head following an accident. If there was bleeding, the white cloth would clearly show that.

[@h0ll1s]

Love the cough and the flash of the halo! XD

[@Metallica1398]

Brains are alphabetti spaghetti confirmed

[@itsezza184]

My mx helmet as well as many other mx companies have adopted a system called MIPS which is supposed to help with 4:25

[@claudiofasanaro91]

Chain bear never disappoints 👍👍👍

[@dvrsflrs]

Love the Chainbear video's!

[@Pharaoh5611]

What about helmet sound protection? make a video on that please?

[@eddiebernays514]

i love the way the smaller visors look.

[@thethirdman225]

Google the Bell Star from the 1970s with the minimal opening.

[@gossicraft]

would sound not also be a problem to tackle. When i drive my motorbike i already hear only wind on the highway

[@mlghugo]

they have ear plugs and the wind in the cockpit is not as strong as on the outside i think :)

[@internetowyprowokator2736]

How is the drinking and radio system installed?

[@sik59rt]

Great vid despite using the word "dampening" incorrectly. I'm surprised they haven't used MIPS in their helmets. Hartley also had a problem using the wrong helmet too without the fairings

[@vanden7reish]

the video didn't talk about hans device?

[@Cdub_socks]

I'm surprised you didnt mention anything about the hans device

[@NicotineRosberg]

Chainbear knows so much

[@dumamilk]

I feel like HANS device should've been mentioned as well, especially during the reducing acceleration forces alphabet soup section. But maybe I just like listening to Chain bear talk.

[@1ytcommenter]

that small vision slit reminds me a bit of the funny helmelt of the knights of the middle ages helmets

[@lucywucyyy]

i wish there were references for the images used in this, i really want to find the full version of the left most picture at 3:16 and the one at 7:25

[@coast2coast00]

Not mentioned, the GPA SJ Twin lock, it didn't have a strap, instead two bottom pieces locked the bottom of the helmet on the head.

[@vincent3165]

Outstanding job! What's software are you using for the sketch?

[@greenwhitechequered9885]

Please do a video on visor colours for different conditions

[@Minx5892]

greenwhite chequered White visor for rain and black for sunny races. I did see kimi with a red tint one in his first Ferrari stint though.

[@sexyhairyarmpitshot9546]

Who was the first driver to use full face helmet in F1 race and when ? Who was the last driver to use open-face helmet and when ? Who was the first Grand Prix winner with full face helmet and when ? Who was the last GP winner with open-face helmet and when ?

[@almostfm]

The first to wear it was Dan Gurney in the German Grand Prix in 1968. I think the last driver to wear an open faced helmet was Leo Kinnunen in 1974. Can't help you with the other two questions.

[@sexyhairyarmpitshot9546]

@@almostfm Thank you very much

[@acruzp]

Chain Bear is love, Chain Bear is life.

[@VaraNiN]

Very surprised you didnt talk about the HANS Device

[@StruggleGaming]

Dont forget the head the chainbears channel and show him some love, many other videos like this and it keeps him going to make more content!

[@TERMINATE7]

3 video ideas 1. Wheel nuts vs. 5 lugs 2. HANS device 3. External engine starters

[@bonzolo2358]

1:52 one of the most beautiful cars if I’ve seen

[@prayanklalan5138]

2:10 ladies and gentlemen is why we adore Chain Bear F1: the typical cheek from Stuart!

[@tryggmundur1188]

Why are race car driving visors so small? Motorcycle helmets have much wider visors and I'm just wondering why they don't want more open visors.

[@m0rtl]

I don´t know how the F1 drivers see anything with the Halo´s support beam directly sitting in the middle of their eyes. Wouldn´t it make more sense to use 2 beams placed with a bigger gab in between? Or just straight up build a cabin around the driver with a windshield?

[@jeeveso]

No mention of the HANS device? or will that be in another video?

[@BType13X2]

I think the Hans device would be better discussed in another video about the evolution of safety in Formula 1, in general, this is specific to helmets, and the evolution of safety is a large one to tackle. Keeping in mind we went from guys wearing poloshirts, goggles and no seat belts to today.

[@johnnyboy3949]

Did some helmets in the 70s have oxygen pipes going to them or did I imagine that

[@CufflinkGamer]

Shakes the Alphaghetti soup, "ur mum gey."

[@HojozVideos]

Snel means fast in Dutch. A safety company is literally called fastt

[@hvymtal8566]

They also do certifications for motorcycle helmets. They really doubled down on the "fast" part lol.

[@Harry-TramAnh]

I don't think tearoffs are sticky, they are just held on by pins on the visor.

[@MrZattack101]

what about the hans device

[@Scazion]

Personally I would have thought that a series like MotoGP might be at the very top of helmet design safety given that if a rider falls off there's nothing to protect a riders from the elements barring their suit and helmet but that being said I suppose there's also been fewer head related injuries or deaths in MotoGP then F1 and F1 is constantly in the lime light when some goes wrong and a driver is seriously injured

[@ericfan1223]

Hanns device?

[@dennisetiadi]

anybody knows where can i buy the zylon strip? cant find one for arai gp5x lel

[@sexyhairyarmpitshot9546]

I have found the following facts: first driver who wore full face helmet - Dan Gurney at 1968 German GP. Last driver who wore open face helmet - Leo Kinnunen at 1974 Swedish GP. First GP winner who wore full face helmet - Graham Hill at 1969 Monaco GP. Last winner who wore open face helmet - Clay Regazzoni at 1970 Italian GP. Source: forums.autosport.com/topic/49841-full-face-helmets/#entry1056263

[@jirifranek3672]

And what about Bell helicopter helmet used by Piers Courage, that was interesting design too :-) Cool video

[@drewlaspada5838]

"Narrowed the risk of severe head injury to extremely extraordinary circumstances", you mean like a spring flying off of one car and hitting a driver behind in the visor? What are the odds of that ever happening?

[@danielnguyen2019]

huge shout to chain bear

[@mancheetah5610]

Does this mean we can get rid of halo now?

[@Minx5892]

James Tarver Nope, the halo can still protect the driver from airborne cars going into the cockpit. See Australia 07 or Spa 18 for this.

[@orangelion03]

Well presented. I recall seeing some English drivers in the late 60s using RAF type crash helmets...I'll have to look for links. Interesting to see the "slit" opening on the new helmets as Bell had that for Indy cars in the late 70s or early 80s (I believe Simpson offered something similar in those days as well). Jack Brabham: static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2014/05/19/06/3323162.jpg?w968

[@deeacosta2734]

Autosport needs more Chainbear. Chainbear is off the chain.

[@Bonneville63]

You have a couple of sound issues in transition.

[@bigpotter8383]

"Safety??? Haha I just fought in a bloody war mate!"

[@emil5459]

I would love to see a video about some of the strangest/most unique helmet designs, the likes of 3:14 or 7:25

[@vetle33]

Max removed the «wing» on the helmet when he got promoted to redbull. But this year, the wing is back

[@jubito555]

at some point helmet will be completely closed and have cameras on the outside and drivers will use VR xD. Joke aside its nice to see how much did safety progress over the years

[@luisurbanipinto4081]

Coming 2020 haha

[@artyfly100]

That tech already exists in current Gen aircraft helmets (like the F35)

[@CorredorDigital_]

that would be insane, but latency sucks

[@juanin200]

At some point cars will be a static empty chassis and racing will be entirely VR

[@SymbolsNSpace]

Ayyyy Chain Bear F1 💯

[@Rajiveee]

Hi does Hamilton wear contacts? Or does the wiser is incorporated with corrective glasses, I am asking this because Hamilton is seen wearing glasses on many occasions. Or is there any F1 driver who needs corrective vision? If so, What do they do?

[@callum5244]

rajiv kashyap I’m fairly sure he wears contacts

[@dsr_2443]

Pretty sure those are just for fashion, not sure in modern f1 but in other racing cars the drivers just wear there glasses

[@xXEpicMehXx]

i don't think he needs them, the glasses that he wears are either sunglasses or fake

[@Rajiveee]

@@callum5244if he does, doesn't the massive Gs rip it off his eyes..

[@JP-fo5kn]

There is no prescription. It's advertising/sponsorship why he wears normal glasses.

[@_P161]

Still didn't hear a driver complain about the lack of Vision with this new design,it may be safer but I have my doubts, a normal person should try it themself in order to see if there is a difference or not

[@yoshiboy6198]

There is a difference because the gap is smaller, they definitely thought about visibility when creating the helmet and I remember a few races ago Bottas was testing it in a free practice session.

[@parthupmanyu4366]

Link to chainbearf1 Channel: kzbin.info

[@teamsimpleleadfoot4546]

You missed the whole WWII war surplus helmets used in droves by road race drivers and world champion PHIL HILL!!

[@ErinaceousHedge]

Yay. New video

[@970357ers]

My main concern with modern helmets is peripheral vision, which seems to have been ignored. Could a helmet with a central support and a wider aperture provide the same strength and improve peripheral vision?

[@darklorddylan1316]

Jist my opinion. Feel free to disagree. But, the center would have to sit very close to the face (or be thin to the point of uselssness.) to not cause problems with vision. The concern about it coming to close to your face is safety. It's meant to deform to take up some of the impact and if your face is millimeters from the eyes shield it can't do its job as well. The could probably make the eyeport wider and still maintain the same general level of safety without adding a center support but I feel like they designed it to be as wide as it needs to be. Remember. The new regs came from a 10 year study of helmet technology.

[@GloomGaiGar]

But isn't that what side mirrors are for?

[@FullOilBarrel]

@@GloomGaiGar have you ever driven a car? Or anything really

[@Jovi_97]

As far as I can see by the design (not backed up by actual drivers) the peripheral vision seems fine. It’s almost 180° which is as far as the eyes can see.

[@daniellee4003]

Peripheral vision is fine. A thing that gets in the way a lot more than the visors width is the massive side pods on the cars. Regardless, no-one really complains about not being able to see around them (other than probably Sergio 'tunnel vision' Perez after that shocking race).

[@vincent7603]

Chain bear! ❤️

[@ThePolishedShooter]

Yey - ChainBear!!!

[@joshb5719]

Lol chain bear energy sponsor at the end

[@z33tanner]

Chain bear GOAT

[@Jackbyrne77]

Great video, but it serves to display the difference between the introduction of the halo and the helmet, and the fallacy of comparing the two. The helmet is a genuine innovation that has always existed in some form in Formula 1 and evolved with increasing technology. The halo is not. It could’ve been introduced far earlier into the sport but wasn’t because it goes against what is considered a Grand Prix car. Hence the introduction of stiffer monocoques, safer side head protection and wheel tethers at times when the halo could’ve been imposed. The halo is a lazy cheat to avoid/circumvent the brilliant innovations that have enabled the sport to be faster/lighter/safer without the need to destroy its integrity. The latest development in helmet technology only further highlights what true innovation is and why the halo is causing more damage to Formula 1 than it seeks to protect drivers from. Cheers for the video☺️

[@Loktoren]

No matter how much you innovate, a simple option is usually best. Making the cockpit design safer and adding wheel tethers are great, but they dont stop a car from flipping into another cars cockpit severely injuring a driver. Yes that may be a rare occurence, but they are trying to help minimize the risk if it were to happen.

[@Jackbyrne77]

Loktoren cheers for the reply mate, always happy to discuss. I understand people want to reduce the risk, but if that reduction of risk comes at the cost of the identity of the sport where does it end?? If you like motor racing but you don’t like the risk, shouldn’t those people go and watch touring car racing? If you’re end goal is to remove every possible risk from @f1 aren’t you by definition, advocating for a motor sport that is not Formula 1?? To me people supporting the halo are doing that whether they are aware of it or not. There is historical precedent to say why the halo wasn’t introduced in the past and there’s a clear argument for why it should not be in the sport now. It simply goes too far, and the sport will only suffer as a result. But again though I appreciate your comment mate. I guess my question in response to your comment would be “at what point do you say that the solution to any identifiable risk is too far? Where would you draw the line?” Cheers mate👍👍

[@Loktoren]

@@Jackbyrne77 Its not about removing all of the risk, but making sure that drivers can walk away from a crash and go home to their families. They are racing cars, this isn't something that's a life or death matter. The risk makes it fun, but it shouldn't hold a higher place than driver safety. The more drivers die, the less people will want to continue. F1 started in an era where safety was always an after thought. It cant continue like that.

[@bungusscrungus2523]

I think the Zylon strip looks cooler tbh