In on that one, although when hit KO you probably wake up with a huge headache, Im only taking lesson though and for barely 3 months but have been KO twice, had a concussion, probably damaged my knees and can barely walk.ajdavison2 wrote:Well obviously I suppose it would differ from person to person, but that's how it is for me personally, but that's a sudden knock out i.e. from a direct impact (hence the comparison), I find being submitted into unconsciousness, from a choke for example is far worse,
Yes it probably keeps your head up. I am pretty sure Hamilton or went KO for a while or barely had any idea where he was at the moment, still finding it weird he didnt hit the brakes, he stayed in his car for an awful long time too. At the moment of the crash I just thought the brakes were broken or something.On that note, I was wondering does the HANS device keep the head upright? Because obviously you see drivers doing lateral movement with their heads; checking their mirrors for example, but does it allow vertical movement? Surely a good way to see if he was unconscious would be to see if his head drooped? Just a theory
It hard to tell from this clip if he released his grip intentionally or due to the "knock out". I believe if he was conscious, he would have applied the brake or steer the car to ensure it doesnt sway into the track.Poleman wrote:Looking at this in-car clip,right after the first impact he actuelly pulls his hands off the steering wheel rather than just drop down as if he was unconsious.I wathed the other clip too in fullscreen many times and the moment before and even after the marschall touches his helmet his head is moving slightly.I would say he was the least dizzy/frustrated from the whole story.
I think that would be the momentum carrying his then-limp arms towards himself. Anyway the camera shot ends above the bottom of the steering wheel, so it is impossible to tell.Poleman wrote:Looking at this in-car clip,right after the first impact he actuelly pulls his hands off the steering wheel rather than just drop down as if he was unconsious....
It didn't – if it did, the stewards would have made hamilton stay in the car.richard_leeds wrote:I thought it odd that he free wheeled along that barrier without braking.
I wonder if the high-G warning light came on? I couldn't see it in the replay.
I was under the impression that there was a deadman switch that caused the engine to automatically drop revs if both pedals were depressed heavily for a significant length of time.raymondu999 wrote:He didn't. Massa was on full throttle on the run up to Turn 4 in Hungary, then as the spring came, he applied full brake. So both feet were fully planted in the pedals. The brakes are more powerful than the engine in such a situation. At no time did he downshift