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"Rushed" Halo introduction could delay 2018 car - Force India

Formula 1 teams are facing a race against time to get their 2018 cars ready for pre-season testing after the Halo cockpit protection device was approved, says Force India's Otmar Szafnauer. The FIA confirmed late last month that the Halo - rather than the Shield - would be mandatory in 2018, despite opposition from nine of the 10 teams. Force India’s chief operating officer Szafnauer says the introduction will delay work on the chassis, given the loading from the halo has a direct effect on the structure of the chassis. “It may delay next year’s car,” Szafnauer told Motorsport.com. “There’s a finite amount of time to design and build a monocoque. “There is a finite amount of...
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