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F1 right to trade sexy for ‘safety’ – Magnussen

F1 Halos, canopies – concept art design – Credit: CHARLES WILSON/COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES F1 must defer to 'safety' over 'sexy' when it comes to preventing more deaths, according to Kevin Magnussen. It emerged after a meeting in Monaco last week that the sport has now decided to push ahead with introducing the controversial ‘halo' concept for cockpit protection in 2017. It is believed the 2017 version will be made of titanium and more elegant than the ‘halo' tested by Ferrari earlier this season, but many preferred Red Bull's alternative ‘aeroscreen' concept. 'It's hard to judge without having tried them,' Renault driver Magnussen told the Danish newspaper...
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