News Details

Formula 1 ditches halo in favour of ‘shield’

Formula 1 has elected to abandoned proposals to introduce the halo for 2018, instead preferring to concentrate efforts on a protective ‘shield.’ Formula 1 has strived to increase head protection in recent years, with the halo, a device which wrapped around the cockpit area, emerging as the preferred option. The halo was trialled extensively in 2016 but its introduction was delayed until 2018, as further tests were carried out. However, it was announced following a meeting of the Formula 1 Commission and Strategy Group on Tuesday that the FIA will further develop the ‘shield’ protective system, rather than the halo. “A number of more integrated solutions for...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

'Shield' cockpit protection favoured over Halo for 2018

The “shield” cockpit protection design is now being favoured over the...
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou earns IndyCar pole at Barber

Saturday afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park was devoted to IndyCar...

IndyCar Barber – Qualifying Results

IndyCar held a traditional knockout qualifying session Saturday...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Max Dowman needs to leave Arsenal as soon as...

talkSPORT pundit Adrian Durham has urged Arsenal youngster Max Dowman to...
6h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal prepare 35m offer for La Liga 'match-winner'...

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the Moroccan...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool prepare £70m offer as Arsenal & Man...

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing Murillo...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Barça wouldn't be where they are if it weren't for...

Arsenal star David Raya has heaped special praise on Barcelona ace Joan...
13h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.