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F1 halo device moves step closer to implementation in 2017

Further tests on the protective halo device for drivers will take place in June with a view to implementing it in time for the 2017 Formula One season. The device forms a protective structure around and above a driver's head. Testing will take place on June 26, FIA spokesman Matteo Bonciani said, adding that those tests will then be reviewed at the next technical regulation meeting on July 6. The location for the testing has not yet been decided. Motor sport's governing body is looking at ways to improve driver safety through cockpit protection and thus limit the risk of head injuries, after F1 driver Jules Bianchi and IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died last year. Bianchi died in...
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