Engineers from five of the current Formula One teams will meet with FIA safety expert Andy Mellor in London today to discuss the best way to introduce the Halo safety feature in 2017.
Whilst the meeting was set to finalise how the Halo design can be implemented it has been revealed Red bull will use the meeting to submit their own alternative to the “Halo” design submitted by Mercedes and tested by the FIA.
The proposed design from Red bull Racing will be more of a canopy design than that of the Halo design that has already been tested, this alternative will consist of glass and carbon very similar to the materials used in the Halo design.
Speaking to Motorsport.com Christian Horner explained: “Obviously head protection is crucial.”
“Red Bull is making another submission for a canopy that we believe will be a safer option. It’s more of a canopy than a Halo.
“But it needs to be tested, which hopefully can be done very quickly.
“We have a committed a design study on evolving the FIA’s theme, and we feel there’s a viable solution.”
Asked if it could be readied for 2017, he added: “Why not?”
As touched on my Horner this new design needs to be tested, but with very little time left between now and when teams will start designing their 2017 cars it may be too late to have a new concept tested and available for the teams in 2017.
