Friday, July 15, 2011

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Formula One chiefs reject fighter jet pods for driver safety

by Byron Young, Daily Mirror 15/07/2011


Felipe Massa

GRAND PRIX aces have given the thumbs down to proposals to fit F1 cars with F16 fighter-style safety canopies.

The sport’s governing body has been considering poly-carbonate screens to provide added protection following Felipe Massa’s near fatal smash with a flying suspension spring in Hungary nearly two years ago.

But drivers fear the device could prevent escape in the event of a car overturning or catching fire, with spectators at danger from flying debris ricocheting off the screens.

Credit: Mirror (www.mirror.co.uk)

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