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Sebastian Vettel says F1 shield made him feel 'a bit dizzy'
Ferrari had to cut short a test of Formula 1's latest head protection device, dubbed the 'shield', because it made Sebastian Vettel feel 'a bit dizzy'. The German was tasked with trialling the new device, which is a large curved screen which wraps around the cockpit, during first practice for the British Grand Prix. But Vettel completed just a single lap at slow pace, despite plans to do several laps at varying speeds. 'I tried it this morning, I got a bit dizzy,' said Vettel. 'Forward vision is not very good. 'I think it’s because of the curvature, you get quite a bit of distortion. Plus you get quite a bit of downwash down the straight pushing the helmet...
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