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Why are F1 racing cars so fragile?

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Good heavens they aren't. They are much, much stronger than a road car. Formula 1 drivers regularly survive crashes with relatively light injuries at impact speeds that would kill or seriously injure somebody in a regular car. This is despite Formula 1 cars being built (as far as possible) to a regulation minimum weight limit. read more

Not only F1 cars, but all racing cars, specially open wheel racing cars, are designed in a way such that in an event of a crash, most of the impact is taken by the bodywork and chassis. For instance, the front wing will disintegrate into pieces absorbing the impact rendering the driver safe. read more

Lotus was generally the fastest cars and often the most fragile. Drivers wanted to race the fastest cars so most didn’t complain. Rindt was probably the first and may have been the only driver to refuse to drive a car he was paid to drive. read more

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