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‘Heart-stopping’ intensity tests for F1’s halo ‘pretty scary’ – McLaren

McLaren concept images by Reddit user u/chickenf00t McLaren's chief engineering officer Matt Morris says the intensity testing of the Halo cockpit device led to a few 'heart-stopping moments' because of the loads involved. All F1 teams have found it difficult to ensure that their cars, with the mandatory halo device fitted, are strong enough to survive new FIA crash tests that include one with a vertical load of 116kN. Last week Mercedes F1 Team Technical Director James Allison, says that – Formula 1’s new head-protection device ‘Halo’ can “take the weight of a London double-decker bus sitting on top”. This season all Formula 1 cars will be race with Halo device following...
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