Formula 1’s Halo head protection system makes its race debut this season in a 21-round championship that kicks of on the weekend of 23-25 March in Australia with France and Germany back on the calendar and some new faces joining the old favourites on the starting grid. ‘Grid Kids’ will replace the female models standing next to cars before the start, with races starting later in Europe and Brazil and a new logo further distancing the sport from the Bernie Ecclestone era. The following overview provides a brief synopsis of what has changed in Formula 1 for 2018. The Halo The most obvious novelty, a carbon-titanium cockpit head protection system that weighs in at seven kg — a...
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