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Halo could delay Force India's 2018 car

Force India's Otmar Szafnauer believes the 'rushed' decision by the FIA to introduce Halo could jeopardise their plans for 2018. The Halo cockpit safety device has divided opinion, mainly because of aesthetics, but it is also set to seriously impact the development of new cars for the 2018 season. 'It may delay next year’s car,' Szafnauer told Motorsport.com. 'There is a finite amount of time that it takes to design and make a monocoque, and if we don’t get definition in that timeframe, all it does is it delays when it’s produced. 'Right now, it looks like we may not be able to produce it in time for testing.' Szafnauer revealed that a lot of time has already been...
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