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FIA determined amid cockpit protection opposition

FIA determined amid cockpit protection opposition Formula 1 is pressing ahead with radical cockpit protection even though the sport's chief executive is opposed. 'I don't like it,' Bernie Ecclestone declared at Sochi on Sunday, after the Red Bull-championed ‘Aeroscreen' had been debuted in practice. When asked what F1 should do about further cockpit protection, he said without hesitation: 'Nothing.' However, the concept is now gaining momentum, amid reports the bulletproof windshield will be tested yet again in Barcelona and Monaco. The alternative concept is the Mercedes and Ferrari-developed ‘Halo', but Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda admitted on Sunday he is no fan of...
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