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Alonso backs Magnussen’s ‘Halo’ fire fears
Alonso echoes Magnussen's ‘Halo' fire fears Fernando Alonso has backed Kevin Magnussen's doubts about the safety of the ‘Halo' cockpit protection system in the event of fire. Magnussen suffered a fuel leak and fire in the Sepang pitlane during practice, and because the flames were behind him, he leapt from the car within seconds from the front of the cockpit. With ‘Halo' – the debris-protective cockpit device being tested for a possible introduction in 2018 – Magnussen's escape may have been slowed. GPDA director Alex Wurz, however, played down Magnussen's fears, but now Alonso has issued some comments that appear to echo the concern about Halo. 'When I tried...
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