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Magnussen: Formula 1 must be safe first then sexy
Formula 1 must defer to 'safety' over 'sexy' when it comes to preventing more deaths, according to Kevin Magnussen. It emerged after a meeting in Monaco last week that the sport has now decided to push ahead with introducing the controversial ‘halo' concept for cockpit protection in 2017. It is believed the 2017 version will be made of titanium and more elegant than the ‘halo' tested by Ferrari earlier this season, but many preferred Red Bull's alternative ‘aeroscreen' concept. 'It's hard to judge without having tried them,' Renault driver Magnussen told Ekstra Bladet. 'The screen looks nicer than the halo, but fortunately it's not up to me to make these decisions.' As...
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