Subaru leads SAFETY charge in WRC

The works Subaru team has introduced what it believes is a safer seat and safety bellt design in its all new, 2006-spec Impreza WRC SRX STI CAR. The outfit has made more robust seats for the driver and co-driver with added side protection, while the safety harness has been changed to decrease the risk of stretching in accidents.

Safety in motorsport has always been a hot topic- particularly in rallying- but the topic has become more fiercely discussed in the World Rally Championship in recent months following the tragic accident on last year's Wales Rally GB in which Markko Martin's Co-driver, Michael Park was sadly killed.

World motorsport's governing body, the FIA, is already looking at a number of ways in which to further improve side-impact protection for the driver and co-driver, but SUBARU has already decided to include findings from its own research in the design of this year's car even through they're not required by current FIA sules.

"It was clear we needed to make everything much stronger and stiffer, " SUBARU team boss, David Lapworth told Motorsport News this week. "Which led us to the shorter safety belts and greater rear support for the seats"

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