Formula One Racing: The History of Safety in High-Speed Auto Racing.
This paper is a brief summary of the safety innovations in the sport of high-speed Formula One racing. There is an emphasis on the 1955 accident at the Le Mans track that proved the need to enforce safety standards and to "scale" the performance of the cars. Safety measures were taken to bank and widen tracks, to protect the stands, and within the bodies of the cars. Modern Formula One racing is considered quite safe and has returned to countries that had originally banned it after the accident at Le Mans. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
