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Vettel says Shield made him “dizzy” in test run

Sebastian Vettel said he got “a bit dizzy” when he debuted Formula 1’s Shield cockpit device in opening British Grand Prix practice. Vettel completed a single installation lap and then returned to the garage where Ferrari removed the device and switched attention to its weekend programme. Speaking after practice, Vettel revealed he had planned to do more running with the device but asked for it to be removed because he didn’t like it. “I tried it this morning and I got a bit dizzy,” said Vettel. “The forward vision is not very good. I think it’s because of the curvature, you get quite a bit of distortion. "There was a lot of downwash down the straight, coming off the...
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