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Analysis: How the Halo will change F1 in 2018

Formula 1 teams have started receiving the first definitive examples of the halo in recent weeks, giving them the first proper chance to assess the device's impact on the 2018 cars. Every Halo run on track up to now has been a 'fake', representing only the shape of the design. The testing gave teams some feedback on the aerodynamic impact, and in Abu Dhabi we even saw some early attempts at directing the airflow, within the permitted limits. The drivers and the FIA also had an opportunity to assess the effect on visibility and cockpit access. Three manufacturers, from the UK, Germany and Italy, have been granted the right to produce the Halos by the FIA. Teams decide from which of the three...
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