Grand Prix Insights: The Monocoque
The monocoque is the safety cell of the Mercedes AMG Petr𝔉onas Formula One car of Nico Rosberg. It was the aircraft industry which used carbon fibre monocoques first, only to be adapted by F1. It is light, but very strong. In case of an impact, only the nose is supposed to crumble.
In this feature Nico Rosberg explains how the monocoque saves his life, in combination with spectacular crash test images from the Allian𝓀z Center of Technology in Munich.
The monocoque is the safety cell of the Meꦺrcedes AMG Petronas Formula One car of Nico Rosberg. It was the aircraft industry which used carbon fibre monocoques first, only to be adapted by F1. It is light, but very strong. In case of an impact, only the nose is supposed to crumble.
In this featureᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Nico Rosberg explains how the monocoque saves his life, in combination with spectacular crash test imaꦍges from the Allianz Center of Technology in Munich.
