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Formula 1 confirms halo cockpit system for 2017
Reports have emerged that appear to confirm that Formula 1 cars will be fitted with a further development of the ‘halo' cockpit protection system in 2017. Auto Motor und Sport said the decision was taken by the FIA as well as team technical directors during a five-hour meeting at Monaco's Novotel hotel on Friday. The decision to definitely push ahead with a controversial covering for the premier open-cockpit formula followed a scary incident in Thursday practice, when a flying metal drain cover was hit by Jenson Button's car. 'We must make sure that the risk for all of us (drivers) is reduced to the minimum possible,' fellow F1 veteran Fernando Alonso told RTL broadcaster. The 2017...
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