F1: FIA confirms Halo device to be compulsory on all Formula 1 cars in 2018

July 21, 2017 / 16:45 IST

The FIA has confirmed that the Halo, a device meant to enhance the safety of the cockpit and thereby prevent head injuries todrivers, will be present on all Formula 1 cars in the 2018 championship. The decision was made at a Strategy Group meeting that involved every F1 team, the FIA, and Liberty, the group that currently owns F1.

Back in July 2016 it had been decided that there needed to be some amount of cockpit protection for Formula 1 cars. Ferrari tested the Shield, which was seen on Sebastian Vettel's car during FP1 at the British...

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first published: Jul 21, 2017 04:39 pm

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