F1 Cockpit Halo
The much maligned safety halo.
F1 cockpit halo. The first tests of the halo were carried out in 2016 and in july 2017. The halo is a driver crash protection system used in open wheel racing series which consists of a curved bar placed to protect the drivers head. Since the 2018 season the fia has made the halo mandatory on every vehicle in formula 1 formula 2 formula 3 formula e and also formula 4 starting by 2021 as a new safety. Next years formula 1 cars will all be fitted with the halo cockpit protection system the fia announced on wednesday.
Most drivers called for cockpit protection by the 2017. The fia f1s governing body will be more than a year late on adding cockpit protection when it mandates the halo for the 2018 season. Mercedes amg petronas motorsportyoutube the biggest change for this years f1 cars is the use of the now required halo cockpit protection system. One of the big concerns with its implementation.
The fias decision to insist formula 1 adopts the halo as cockpit protection for 2018 despite team opposition prompted a widespread backlash among fans and even drivers. With all the 2018 formula 1 cars unveiled this month you may have noticed one big change from last years designs. The halo designed to reduce the risk of injury from debris or other objects striking a drivers head was trialled by a number of teams during grand prix practice sessions last year. The closed cockpit scenario is more noticeable in indycar with the aeroscreen than it is in formula 1 with the halo.
In case you somehow havent heard yet formula one introduced a cockpit protection halo for competitors in 2018. Designed to help protect drivers while maintaining. Budapest hungary ap the halo cockpit head protection system that will be mandatory on formula one cars next season protects drivers from the potentially fatal impact of objects like a loose.