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‘London double decker bus sitting on top of Halo'
Ahead of Halo's first season, James Allison has spoken about the challenges it poses designers – especially as it needs to take the 'weight of a London double decker bus sitting on top' of it. This season all Formula 1 cars will be fitted with Halo after the FIA ruled it mandatory. The controversial head protection device has proven to be a difficult one to incorporate for the F1 designers given the loads that it needs to withstand in order to effectively protect drivers. 'Adopting it has been a significant challenge,' Mercedes technical director James Allison admitted. 'This is not a light piece of work, it is several kilos of titanium that needs to be put in the car and all the...
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