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Retrospective: When head protection first appeared at a GP
The 2016 Russian Grand Prix weekend is notable for a handful
of events. It turned out to be Max Verstappen’s last for Toro Rosso. And Daniil
Kvyat’s last for Red Bull. Nico Rosberg won for the seventh successive grand
prix. But something else happened that weekend. Four years ago a head protection device appeared at a modern
Formula 1 grand prix weekend for the first time, courtesy of Red Bull Racing. Formula 1’s governing body had already announced its
intention to introduce head protection from 2017 and the halo was by far the
favoured approach. The structure, which wraps around the cockpit in the form of
three struts, had been trialled a couple of times by Ferrari during 2016...
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