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29 Mar 2000, 18:28 (Ref:10908)
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During the American broadcast of the Brazilian GP, much was made about the Heads Up Display that Ferrari had introduced to their driver's helmets instead of using the standard telltale lamps and digital displays on the steering wheel. Does anyone have any more info on this system and its implementation. Was the info projected directly onto the visor or was a series of lamps added just inside the helmet on the edge of vision?
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29 Mar 2000, 19:09 (Ref:10909)
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Team Lotus used this system years ago. It was based on jet fighter technology and the information was projected onto the driver's visor.
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30 Mar 2000, 00:59 (Ref:10910)
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Schumacher used a row of rev-LED's in the his helmet already last year. Just in his sight they appeared as little flashes, not disturbing or taking away attention off the track but just enough to know where his revs where going.
This year both Ferrari-driver use helmets wich feature two boxes placed left and right of the chin. I am searching every where I can to find out what they do but I haven't found the answer yet. Some sources guess it's a voice controlled operating system, others mention some sort of head up display. The problem with a head up display is that it has to be projected onto something transparent in the sight of vision. I don't think the usual visor of the helmet is suited for that and it doesn't seem to be changed by both Ferrari-drivers. I more or less expect them to use a little piece of transparent material placed in front of one eye, just like Apache-pilots have this little green square piece of glass attached to their helmets. Off to search some pics to clearify my miserable English visually ...  Regards, Dino IV |
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30 Mar 2000, 13:13 (Ref:10911)
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Thanks guys. BTW, your English is just fine Dino IV.
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31 Mar 2000, 12:36 (Ref:10912)
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At least one of those boxes is probably because of the radio which is now in the helmet and not attached to the car at all as it used to be.
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25 Apr 2000, 23:10 (Ref:10913)
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Hi,
Check: http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/F1Mech/2000articles.htm Here's refered to the history of HUD in racing and the latest Ferrari answers to it. It seems that it was banned then; does anybody knows more about this? GreetZ, Thomas |
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9 May 2000, 00:14 (Ref:10914)
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Just had a look at the article. The Frazer Nash system looks like it could be a huge annoyance to the drivers. As for Schumcher's helmet, I think the bulges are to protect his overdeveloped chin...
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