Why Do F1 Cars Have A Bar In Front Of The Driver? What The Halo Is For

Formula 1 racing has a reputation of danger extending back to its inception, with the sport claiming dozens of lives of ...
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Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed Puts F1 Halo Into Production, As Promised by the Mythos Concept

Back in May this year, the radical Mercedes-AMG Mythos-series PureSpeed prototype was presented as an ode to Formula One racing based on the SL 63 roadster – a roofless model considered by many an ...
Carscoops

Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed Begins Final Testing, Keeps Concept’s F1-Inspired Halo

Mercedes-AMG is giving spy photographers a break as they’ve released pictures of the PureSpeed roadster undergoing final testing. Previewed by a concept in May, the production model is based on the SL ...
Oxford Mail

Delay on Halo takes F1 into uncharted territory claims ex-driver Alex Wurz

Formula One's surprise vote to delay the introduction of the Halo safety device has taken the sport into "uncharted territory", Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Alex Wurz has said. Wurz, the ...
Yahoo! Sports

Motor racing: F1 halo can withstand weight of double-decker bus

LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One's new driver head-protection 'halo' device is so robust that it can take the weight of a double-decker bus, according to Mercedes' technical head James Allison. "This is ...
Channel 3000

Formula One’s ‘halo’ device proves worth at Belgian Grand Prix

Formula One’s “halo” device has divided opinion since its introduction this season, but the safety cage was Charles Leclerc’s guardian angel in a potentially serious first-corner crash at the Belgian ...
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Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed Drops Its Top For F1 Halo

Roughly seven months after premiering in concept guise at the Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes-Benz has officially lifted the veil on the exclusive Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed in Abu Dhabi. This is the first ...