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Red Bull to test F1 cockpit canopy concept in April

Red Bull will test its own proposed solution to the issue of Formula cockpit protection later this month. On Thursday, Ferrari surprised the F1 world when Kimi Raikkonen emerged from the pits for his installation lap with a black ‘halo' mounted on his cockpit. It was a carbon mock-up of the solution conceived by Mercedes and developed in conjunction with the FIA. As well as Raikkonen's short run, conducted to get his feedback about visibility, the FIA has in recent months tested the ‘halo' by firing tyres and debris at it under controlled conditions in England. According to a Ferrari spokesman, Raikkonen said the visibility during his run on Thursday was 'ok'. 'We have tried to...
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