News Details

F1 camouflages Halo with new 'futuristic' graphic

Formula 1 has found a solution to hiding the Halo it seems, with a new 'futuristic' television graphic making its debut at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend. The head protection device has been routinely criticised for its uglyness prior to the start of the season and then came in for further flack when it appeared on television for the first time in Australia via the onboard camera. With the onboard camera situated on the side of the car, little of the track was visible, blocked out by the halo. Formula One Management (FOM) responded by dropping this camera and instead using the T-bar position, which sits atop the drivers head, slightly offset to one side. This solved much of...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 teams allowed to mount mirrors on halo

The FIA have authorised the use of rear view mirrors attached to the halo...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

FIA authorizes the mounting of mirrors on the Halo

The FIA has announced that teams are allowed to mount mirrors on the Halo...
7y ago from F1i.com

FIA allow mirrors to be mounted on Halo

The FIA has announced that teams can mount their mirrors to the Halo...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Tech F1i: How Formula 1 teams customized their Halo

Contrary to what its etymology would suggest, the "Halo" is not...
7y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Wienie 500 returns for second year in build-up to Indy...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has announced that the Oscar Meyer Wienie 500...

Alex Palou responds to McLaren court ruling

Alex Palou has been ordered to pay McLaren Racing over $12 million...

McLaren wins contract breach suit against Alex Palou

McLaren has prevailed in its lawsuit against star IndyCar driver Alex...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crowned the youngest ever Rallye Monte...

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson created a piece of Rally Monte Carlo...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal vs Kairat Prediction and Betting Tips |...

Arsenal take on Kairat at home in their final UEFA Champions League league...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“Put that on my name!” - Tottenham star insists...

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski has maintained that Arsenal...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“I don’t want him to be ‘Mr. Nice Guy’...

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has urged Declan Rice to be more...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.