Formula F1 is looking forward to get head protections for drivers. According to latest news and resources up from Formula F1 governing body the FIA has advised teams it needs to present a gadget called a ‘halo’, intended to shield drivers’ heads from huge airborne flotsam and jetsam. The FIA sees no motivation behind why it can’t be presented and is working with teams to conclude plans, BBC Sport has learned.
GP Drivers’ Association executive Alexander Wurz said drivers were “upbeat” a pledge had been made.
Wurz told BBC Sport: “Obviously the drivers are happy that the technical team representatives agreed for the additional head protection to come in for 2017 following the drivers’ recommendation and the FIA research. We will now enter the design phase, where the drivers need to be open to a slightly different visibility spectrum due to the additional structure. I am also curious as to how the teams will make the new solution look cool and fast.”
Wurz clarified a week ago, before a meeting of F1’s specialized boss, that the drivers felt it was the ideal opportunity for the “corona” to be presented. The FIA has concentrated on the corona after tests of various gadgets uncovered it was the best bargain as far as expanding wellbeing with the least symptoms, for example, traded off vision or removal in the occasion of a mischance.
The gadget is fit as a fiddle of an oval over the driver, connected to the car on every side of the back of the cockpit and with a solitary strut before the driver.
Teams are breaking down how the gadget can be fused into the car’s structure, with all teams utilizing the same outline.
The FIA is likewise exploring the likelihood of utilizing a slug confirmation screen as a feature of the gadget to further upgrade assurance, in spite of the fact that it stays to be seen whether that is fused on the gadget’s presentation in 2017.
Expanded driver head security has been sought after by the FIA since the time that the demise of Ayrton Senna in 1994.
The Brazilian legend was slaughtered when a suspension arm punctured his head protector after a wheel was detached in an accident at the San Marino Grand Prix.
As of not long ago, most advancements have focused on decreasing a driver’s weakness to side effects, by raising and fortifying the cockpit sides.
