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Alfa Romeo returns to Formula 1


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Pretty cool to see the return of Alfa, if only to perennial midpack runners Sauber. Maybe this will result in a cash injection and some additional competitiveness, given the Ferrari power in the back. Also, wish they could have disguised the "halo" device more successfully, as other teams have done:

 

https://jalopnik.com/alfa-romeos-glorious-return-to-formula-one-is-here-1823153524

 

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Much needed injection of funds from Alpha/Ferrari.

 

Mid pack is perhaps optimistic :)

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Pretty cool to see the return of Alfa, if only to perennial midpack runners Sauber. Maybe this will result in a cash injection and some additional competitiveness, given the Ferrari power in the back. Also, wish they could have disguised the "halo" device more successfully, as other teams have done:

 

https://jalopnik.com/alfa-romeos-glorious-return-to-formula-one-is-here-1823153524

 

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Those halos are ugly. I would have preferred a windshield, but maybe they couldn’t make one that would survive a rollover.

 

 

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Much needed injection of funds from Alpha/Ferrari.

 

Mid pack is perhaps optimistic :)

 

Too true!

 

Those halos are ugly. I would have preferred a windshield, but maybe they couldn’t make one that would survive a rollover.

 

 

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If I recall correctly, they tested a windshield solution on a Ferrari and Vettel complained about the optical distortion giving him motion sickness after a few quick laps. Then again, IndyCar is going to evaluate the potential of adding a windhsield this season.

 

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I never had that problem on my motorcycle. But since vision is one of the differentiators between good and great drivers, I defer to Vettel.[emoji3]

 

 

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Not a big fan of the halo either, but the tech involved - 7kg of sculpted titanium able to withstand 12 tonnes of impact making it a potential lifesaver outweighs the aesthetics - may have saved Bianchi back in 2014...
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