News Details

Felix da Costa: ‘There has to be an element of danger in F1’

 XPB Images Former Red Bull reserve driver António Félix da Costa thinks Formula One needs to remain a dangerous sport and says he would rather not see closed cockpits being introduced. F1’s governing body, the FIA, has been ramping up testing and investigations to prevent further severe head injuries in the wake of Jules Bianchi and Justin Wilson’s deaths. Recent discussions with technical chiefs from teams have resulted in plans to introduce the ‘halo’ design concept initially brought forward by Mercedes from 2017, with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association also welcoming the news. Félix da Costa, who now competes in DTM and Formula E, fears however that adding this...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Felix da Costa critical of F1's closed cockpit push

Former Red Bull reserve driver Antonio Felix da Costa has said Formula 1...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Are closed cockpits right for F1? Felix da Costa says...

F1 News Are closed cockpits right for F1? Felix da Costa says no More...
8y ago from Formula1Blog.com

Vergne in line to be Ferrari reserve

Jean-Eric Vergne could be set to step into the reserve driver role at...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Vergne to replace Gutierrez as reserve role at Ferrari

Vergne to replace Gutierrez as reserve role at Ferrari Jean-Eric Vergne...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Aldeguer signs two-year MotoGP deal with Ducati for...

Fermín Aldeguer will make the step up to MotoGP in 2025, having agreed a...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Lundqvist: CGR resources are ‘everything I could...

Linus Lundqvist is one of three rookies contesting the entirety of the...

Consistency a top priority for Ericsson at ‘up and...

As Marcus Ericsson enters his sixth year racing in the NTT IndyCar Series,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kenjiro Shinozuka, 1948–2024

Kenjiro Shinozuka, the 1997 Paris–Dakar Rally victor and 2× World Rally...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City 'in contention to...

Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are all...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

World-class Bayern Munich star ready to leave for...

Bayern Munich are prepared to sell Joshua Kimmich this summer according...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Man City to face Real in CL quarter-finals while...

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the Champions League...
3h ago from SkySports.com

Win £750,000: The Super 6 March Rollover

No winner of the Super 6 March Rollover so far means a massive...
3h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.