Plans for a straightforward “shield” gadget to secure drivers’ heads have been reprimanded by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, who says it could make racing unsafe in wet conditions.
On Tuesday, the FIA said it will organize testing an unmistakable screen over the disputable halo gadget, which was tried by all teams a year ago. The FIA is focused on presenting extra security in 2018. Magnussen, 24, said: “We’ve seen some pictures. I’m not for it.”
Dane added: “I think it’s going to be difficult, especially in the wet, with the screen. Even without a screen, in the wet it’s difficult to see anything.
“I’m sure with that as well, it’s going to be impossible and more dangerous in wet conditions.”
The halo – a metal casing that curves over the driver’s head from behind his shoulders and meets at main issue at the front of the cockpit – is the main head-security gadget that has so far demonstrated appropriate for the errand of shielding drivers from extensive flying flotsam and jetsam.
The FIA said the halo gadget would be utilized next season if a shield did not work.
Red Bull trialed a screen framework last season – which was named the “aeroscreen” – however it fizzled its FIA tests.
Another screen framework, known as the shield, has now been proposed with a shallower edge than on the aeroscreen. This is the gadget that will be tried for the current year.
The FIA tests will concentrate right off the bat on guaranteeing that the screen is sufficiently solid to divert a haggle terminated at it at 150mph, and afterward on whether there are other significant issues, for example, perceivability.
The halo has finished every one of these tests and is prepared for presentation, yet F1 has as of now backtracked on an arrangement to present it this year and keeps on swaying over it.
Questions have emerged from a few drivers and team bosses, who feel that its style are not proper for the game.
