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'Halo' protection agreed for 2017
Formula 1 is to introduce the 'halo' driver head protection device in 2017. Technical chiefs decided the device, which forms a protective structure in front of and above a driver's head, is the more ready of the two options. But work will continue on the 'aeroscreen' championed by Red Bull with a view to introducing it in 2018. A modified version of the 'halo', which was first run by Ferrari pre-season, will be tested in June ahead of planned final agreement in July. This is said to be a more elegant solution than the design tested in Spain in February. It is made of titanium rather than steel and the central hub where the forward and side arms intersect is smaller. The decision to postpone...
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