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Vettel felt ‘dizzy' using ‘shield' protection
Sebastian Vettel was not a fan of the 'shield' cockpit protection, opting to ditch it after his installation laps in FP1 at Silverstone. The World Championship leader was testing out the new piece of equipment as feedback on the 'shield' and 'halo' concepts continue to be gathered in order to improve the driver's safety. However, it appears a lot of work still needs to be done, with Vettel not particularly pleased even after a very brief trial with the 'shield' attached. 'I tried it this morning, I got a bit dizzy,' said Vettel in the paddock. 'Forward vision is not very good. It's probably because of the curvature, you get quite a bit of distortion, plus you get quite a bit of downwash...
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