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Ferrari puts the halo through its paces

Raikkonen is the first driver to trial a new ‘Halo' concept which should be making an appearance in next years GP. The design has been voted for by many of the teams and drivers in an attempt to increase the safety of the open cockpit design. there have been many ‘leaked' photos and concepts that have come out, but thanks to Ferrari, we can see one of the ideas in real life. They have gone for the rib style cage above the driver's head which should stop any large part (like a wheel) that would have otherwise seriously harmed, or as incidents have shown, even death.         However, as I have mentioned previously, the particular design Ferrari has gone for is...
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