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Cockpit safety device may be delayed until 2018
The introduction of cockpit-mounted head protection for Formula 1 cars may need to wait until 2018, according to a report in Auto Motor und Sport. That is despite the fact F1 race director Charlie Whiting said in Sochi last weekend that a July 1 deadline had been set for the introduction of either the ‘halo' or ‘aeroscreen' devices for next season. 'It would be unreasonable if we didn't have a clear path by that time,' he said. The two concepts have been extensively tested and the F1 Commission will shortly be asked to make a decision between one or the other. But Auto Motor und Sport reports that it is in fact now too late for the F1 Commission to impose the rule change for...
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