Bernie says things for attention, even he must know that in today's F1 if you are behind someone you need a decent car advantage to get past easily. Add a couple of seconds to the pole sitter will put them in the back half of the grid. They'd get through to 7th/8th easy enough sure but then may struggle a bit and very unlikely to win!
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Ferrari debuts 'halo' cockpit protection concept
Ferrari has caused a stir by rolling its car out on the third day of the second pre-season test with a head protection canopy attached.
The first time the much discussed concept has been seen in public, Kimi Raikkonen took the SF16-T out with a dual pronged canopy attached. It features a central strut attached ahead of the cockpit and stretches above and around the head to attach either side of the cockpit.
A surprise unveiling by Ferrari, the public reveal is a sure sign that development of the concept is already at an advanced stage having been on the drawing board for the last few months.
Drivers have shown almost unanimous support for the introduction of cockpit protection following recent high profile accidents, most notably that of ex-F1 driver Justin Wilson, who died in an IndyCar race last August after he was struck by errant debris at the Pocono Speedway.
With the FIA looking into a variety of ideas, the 'halo' concept has emerged as the most likely candidate for introduction, with Ferrari's reveal suggesting it could be well on course for a mooted 2017 debut.
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http://beta.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123071/raikkonen-halo-visibility-was-ok
Kimi Raikkonen says the visibility of Formula 1's proposed halo head protection system "was OK" according to Ferrari, after becoming the first driver to try it during pre-season testing.
Raikkonen turned his installation lap on Thursday morning with the device fitted to his Ferrari SF16-H.
The team was keen to get a driver's opinion on how the device impacts on their vision.
Ferrari says the design is an early prototype that it produced itself, based on its own interpretation and is "pretty close" to what it expects the final shape to be.
As it was only a temporary fix, designed and produced mainly to gauge a driver's opinion regarding visibility, it did not have a hinge that would allow for easier extraction.
As a result, it complicated how Raikkonen climbed inside the cockpit when it was attached.
Its not a V10 bernie wont allow it
Good choice, Indycar is much better ;-)
I subscribe for other things as well, most notably cricket. I have BT sport for Moto GP and Indycar (I find Indycar dull on conventional circuits though), and Premier for NASCAR, because in motor racing terms there's little more entertaining than a bunch of good ol' boys charging round and round in circles at 200mph in cars which are lacking aero, handling, grip and brakes, but are very well supplied with power and weight.
