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Raikkonen tries halo protection device to test visibility
Ferrari sent out Kimi Raikkonen for his installation lap on the 7th day of testing with an SF16-H that featured a Halo structure. A prototype to improve driver safety in Formula One as of 2017, Raikkonen was sent out to determine if the design impeded driver visibility. Sent out for a single lap in the morning, Raikkonen said that visibility was 'OK', via the FIA. 'The first impression on the visibility test is positive,' Raikkonen said. 'The structure does not hamper visibility.' The carbon fibre element that fits to the car on each side of the cockpit, and in the centre of the car, just ahead of the steering wheel is designed to protect drivers against impacts from various items that...
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