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FIA simulated Alonso Aussie crash to test halo impact
The FIA have revealed that they did a simulation run of Fernando Alonso’s crash during last season’s Australian Grand Prix with the halo head protection system in order to see how it would have affected the way a driver would have escaped the car. During the race at Albert Park last March, Alonso collided with Esteban Gutierrez on the run down to turn three and found himself rolling through the gravel trap before ending up upside down near the outside wall, and speaking at the Motorsport Safety Fund’s annual Sid Watkins Lecture, FIA deputy race director Laurent Mekies said it was important to check what impact the halo would have had in the situation. 'We looked specifically at that...
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