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Safety 'Halo' meets mixed response
The introduction of a new cockpit safety device intended to prevent more driver fatalities was met with a mixed reception after the "Halo" concept was tried on track by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen on Thursday. Demands to increase driver safety have intensified following the deaths of Jules Bianchi and IndyCar driver Justin Wilson last year. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg hailed the device as a "massive safety improvement". However, the father of former F1 driver Bianchi, who died after colliding with a recovery vehicle at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, claimed the new measures don't go far enough. "This is a step forward, but it does not solve everything," Philippe...
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