The rule British racing's been waiting for
With the UK finally getting on board with making frontal-head restraints legal, EDD STRAW and SCOTT MITCHELL - with help from HANS device supplier SCHROTH - explain why the rulemakers should be thanked
From a safety perspective, what's not to like? Too many drivers have been lost to a devastatingly simple injury, often with barely a mark on them otherwise.
It was inevitable that a feature designed to prevent fatalities caused by a basal skull fracture would gradually become mandatory for all racing, as it is now going to be in the UK.
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