Schuberth
Schuberth GmbHis a German producer ofsafety helmets,combat helmets,protective headgear forFormula One,motorcyclists and industrial workers.[1]
The company is based inMagdeburg,inSaxony-Anhaltand was founded in 1922 inBraunschweig,inLower Saxony,and has been producing safety helmets for 90 years.[2]Schuberth employs about 300 employees, producing 1.5 million helmets each year.[3] Schuberth producesmotorcycle helmetsdesigned specifically for aerodynamic performance.[4]Schuberth first enteredFormula Onein 2000 using the QF1 helmet worn byNick Heidfeld,after designing a safer helmet in response to Michael Schumacher's accident at the1999 British Grand Prix.[5]The helmet, which was lighter than others at the time and featured filters to remove fumes and dust from the air, was taken by more drivers including then World ChampionMichael Schumacher,and was gradually developed into the current RF1 model.[5]In 2019, Schuberth helmets are used byMax Verstappen,Carlos Sainz,Daniil KvyatandNico Hülkenberg.[6]Schuberth designs all current helmets in their own wind tunnel facilities, to enable maximum aerodynamic efficiency.[7]NASCARdriversDanica PatrickandJimmie Johnsonalso use Schuberth helmets, theirs being variations on the designs used for F1 drivers.[8]
Schuberth produces helmets for a variety of industrial purposes, including ballistic protection for soldiers, protection forfirefightersandconstruction workers,producing full face helmets and head protection. The company also producespersonal protective equipment,such as facial protection,ear defendersand cold weather equipment.[9]
References
[edit]- ^"Schuberth GmbH - Company Profile".bloomberg.Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^"Schuberth - About us".schuberth.Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^"Helmhersteller Schuberth".mz.de(in German).Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^"Innovative Luftführung im Helm".sportbild.bild.de(in German).Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^ab"Getting involved in the blue ribbon competition".Schuberth GmbH. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-12-08.Retrieved2014-02-17.
- ^"Formel-1-Helme: Warum Verstappen von Arai zu Schuberth wechselte".motorsport-total(in German).Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^"Schuberth Motorsport".schuberth.Retrieved2023-12-31.
- ^"Danica Patrick Chooses Schuberth SF1 as She Moves to NASCAR - Schuberth Weblog".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-02-22.Retrieved2013-03-18.
- ^"Schuberth Military helmets".schuberth.Retrieved2023-12-31.
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