The 'aeroscreen 2.0', or 'shield' to not have merit recognition to Red Bull, came to the British Grand Prix to make his debut on track. This new shield, transparent and more pleasing to the eye had to settle all the doubts that the halo left and its evolutions during its development.
However, the premiere has not borne the fruits expected. While Sebastian Vettel was expected to complete three laps at the start of the session, as the Ferrari driver left the pit, he re-entered and the team prepared to dismantle the dome, a sign that something had not gone as expected.
Later, Marc Gené for the cameras of Movisitar F1, transmitted the reactions of the pilot, who had not been comfortable with the visual distortion that the transparent compound caused to him when it was piloting. A sensation that translated into something of anguish and that seen the seen the pilot has not wanted to continue trying something that considers impracticable.
It is now up to the FIA to find a way for the high-impact impact protection compound to not distort the image with the dome concavity, something that is not easy depending on the materials used and the forms This one takes.