{"id":82288,"date":"2026-03-18T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/?p=82288"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:28:32","slug":"innovation-in-materials-to-protect-lives-in-formula-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/innovation-in-materials-to-protect-lives-in-formula-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in materials to protect lives in Formula 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82288\" class=\"elementor elementor-82288 elementor-82272\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6d0a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d6d0a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a443a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a443a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"3b464166-8e2e-490b-ad93-fccc780df2a9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-7\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"><\/section><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:fafffdb6-53cb-4fd4-b53a-dafd865e6914-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e8016677-ec97-49b8-b86f-de8cad217c80\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"178\">Safety in extreme environments is one of the major challenges of today\u2019s engineering. In Formula 1, innovation in materials is key to protecting drivers in critical situations.<\/p><p data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"408\">In a recent Mundo Deportivo article, Ernesto P\u00e9rez (FIA Certification Technician at Leitat) explains how fireproof suits can withstand exposures of up to 1,000\u202f\u00b0C, providing a crucial time margin to act in the event of a fire.<\/p><p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"616\">Behind these solutions are years of research in technical fibers and advanced materials, with applications that go beyond motorsport and extend to industrial sectors where thermal resistance is essential.<\/p><p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"657\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Read the full story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/motor\/f1\/20260318\/1004151401\/fuego-f1-aplicamos-llamarada-1-000-grados-trajes-pilotos-esto-ocurre.html\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety in extreme environments is one of the major challenges of today\u2019s engineering. 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