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Halo passes first stern test in F2 crash

F1 race director Charlie Whiting says the FIA will investigate Tadasuke Makino Formula 2 crash as that was the first time Halo probably saved a driver's life. This season both Formula 1 and F2 are racing the Halo after the cockpit protection device became compulsory. And on Sunday it faced the first true test. Makino crashed in the F2 sprint race in Spain, taken out by Nirei Fukuzumi at Turn 4. Fukuzumi was launched into the air and his rear left wheel struck Makino's Halo as well as the engine cover and sidepod. Formula 1 and the FIA will investigate the incident. Whiting told Reuters: 'We will do an incident investigation on that one because judging by the photos we’ve seen, and...
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