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F1 to look at 'active' cockpit protection system

Formula 1 is to investigate the idea of 'active' cockpit protection - which could use state-of-the-art detection technology to pop out of the car and deflect debris away from a drivers' head in the event of an incident. While Formula 1's Strategy Group voted unanimously against plans to introduce the Halo for next season after two hours of talks in Geneva on Thursday, efforts are still ongoing to introduce a better form of cockpit protection for 2018. That could be a refined version of the Halo, or even a canopy system similar to the Aeroscreen idea that Red Bull had been pushing for. However, sources have revealed that one idea that has come up for preliminary discussion among teams is an...
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