The sport of Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motor racing, it is high speed and high drama, but this comes with risk.
Deaths in F1 are thankfully a rare occurrence. The last driver killed in a racing incident was Jules Bianchi who collided with a recovery vehicle in wet conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix in October 2014, he died from his injuries nine months later.
F1 is always cutting edge when it comes to technology, this can be in terms of performance, reducing the sports impact on the environment or in this case driver safety.
In that regard the biggest safety improvement in F1 has been the invention of the Halo device. The Halo is a titanium bar that surrounds the drivers head and is connected to the frame of the car.
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