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The halo cockpit bar became mandatory in 2018
The titanium hoop protects a driver's head from debris and from inverted cars The halo weighs about 7 kilograms and is built to withstand a load of around 12 tonnes. It was introduced after several serious head injuries, including the death of Jules Bianchi in 2015. The device has been credited with saving lives in crashes since, notably in 2020 and 2021. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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The halo cockpit bar became mandatory in 2018: the short answers
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- The titanium hoop protects a driver's head from debris and from inverted cars. The figure is taken from Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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