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F1 Strategy Group votes against Halo introduction for 2017

The Formula 1 Strategy Group has voted against the introduction of cockpit protection for the 2017 season, the FIA has confirmed. There were plans to introduce a system, such as the ‘Halo’, to F1 next season in a bid to increase head protection, following several incidents and near misses in recent years. During the Strategy Group meeting in Geneva on Thursday, it was unanimously agreed that a cockpit protector device will be introduced for 2018. FIA president Jean Todt, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone and six teams – Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Force India and Williams – were in attendance. Numerous versions of the Halo device, which received a mixed response...
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