This year’s Dutch Grand Prix qualifications at Circuit Zandvoort provided video for the Formula 1 broadcast, which was taken by a gyro camera system above the helmet of Lando Norris, the race winner.
The camera, which F1 has been testing since 2022, was designed to highlight the disproportionate angles of banked bends at Zandvoort. However, AutoSport claims that even though F1 used the camera there last year, they could not transmit it.
Several Formula One enthusiasts on social media applauded Norris’s vehicle’s broadcasting, stating that it helped “really see the banking” and ought to be on every car. Some believed it damaged one’s ability to perceive speed, while others were concerned it would exacerbate motion sickness.
In a recent video, Formula 1’s head of onboard camera operations, Dino Leone, described how the camera enables instantaneous modifications to change the gyroscopic effect’s strength. Formula 1 intends to utilize the camera more frequently this year after using it at a few races in 2023, including those in Brazil and Japan.
The gyro camera’s debut at the Dutch Grand Prix has offered a striking view of the track’s banked corners, earning praise for its clarity and sparking debate over its effects on speed perception and motion sickness. With plans to use it more widely in upcoming races, its impact on Formula 1 broadcasts will be closely observed.
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