Comments on: Helmet-cam video lap of Fiorano with Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari F10

By: Nick F

Nick F — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:56:38 +0000

If the design of helmets has to be modified so they can have an antenna and be safe with a cam inside, then I’m for the cost being incurred. Having said that, the helmets already have a tube for water and a cable for the radio attached to them, so I doubt that you need an antenna in the actual helmet.

If they introduce the helmet cam I want to see the camera have the same focal length as the human eye. i want to know what the driver sees and doesn’t see. the Ferrari helmet cam seemed to have quite a wide angle lens.

It would have been great to have a cam in Vettels helmet in Turkey. I’d love to see how much he looked across before he made his dart to the right.

What would be brilliant would be if they could get the camera closer to the drivers eye line instead of on the top of the helmet. I’m imagining a cam embedded just above the visor. That would be great.

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By: mr. t

mr. t — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:05:24 +0000

Interesting to see the santander logo reflected in the wing mirrors. Now that all the mirrors are inboard, I wonder if more teams will take advantage of the commercial opportunity and reposition logos so the reflections appear in onboard footage.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:37:57 +0000

This camera positioning is much better than the one Coulthard used in Brazil if I recall correctly…

By: Ade

Ade — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:23:13 +0000

Also Alonso could have more fuel onboard

By: Ade

Ade — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:13:15 +0000

Interesting onboard video, but the camera really was too high to give impression of what drivers can see.

And where are the overtaking opportunities? The comment on the lap was kind of pointless to me, I don’t think many people would be interested in such a private track.

By: Renzo

Renzo — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:42:34 +0000

they have done just 3 laps…

By: Steph90

Steph90 — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:44:14 +0000

“Apart from the fact that it’s rather blatant cheating from Ferrari, more than I intially thought, it’s probably going to open the flood gates.”

I don’t think it’s cheating and I think most teams would do it anyway eventually it’s just Ferrari are perhaps one of the first because they bang on about testing so much.

It can’t be cheating though because 1/ it’s not against the rules and 2/everyone has the chance to do it just no-one has as yet. If there are complaints I think they should be directed to the loophole in the rules rather than teams exploiting it because itn was so clearly going to be exploited, they always are.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:33:15 +0000

cheeting or not, what ever, thank you for the video ferrari!

By: macahan

macahan — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:23:45 +0000

I want a smoke now.. lol