RE: Week two of Formula 1 testing starts tomorrow

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Week two of Formula 1 testing starts tomorrow

in cars •  7 years ago 

Do those tubes around the driver serve as protection against flying car parts or something? I've never noticed them on F1 cars before.

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Yes, they are called the Halo and although not really liked, they are there to protect the driver from flying car parts. A couple of years ago Barrichello was hit and put in hospital for a while and they started looking at what best to Do.