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F1 technical focus: Halo or Aeroscreen?
F1i technical expert Nicolas Carpentiers looks at the two F1 cockpit protection systems tested so far – the Halo and Aeroscreen – with the FIA having to decide which device will be introduced in the sport in 2017. ©XPB Images AN IDEA THAT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING For several years now, the FIA has been investing time and money to do some research and develop systems that would further improve driver head protection. This phase of R&D was initiated around the summer of 2009, which saw Henry Surtees lethally hit by a wheel in an F2 race at Brands Hatch. One week later, Felipe Massa nearly succumbed to heavy head injuries he sustained after the Brazilian was struck by a spring coming...
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