Formula One cars could sport small windscreens in the near future according to a report via Italian website Autosprint.
The report suggests a small plexiglass shield could be introduced in response to accidents such as Felipe Massa in 2009 when he was struck on the head by a spring which worked its way loose from Rubens Barrichello’s Brawn GP.
That accident came just days after Henry Surtees passed away during an F2 race when he was struck on the head by a loose wheel.
A more recent example would be that of Vitantonio Liuzzi’s front-wing almost striking Michael Schumacher on the head on lap one of the Abu Dhabi GP.
Professor Sid Watkins, president of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, was commissioned to find a solution to such issues by the FIA last year.
Autosprint’s reported solution would be able to support the full weight of an F1 car, 650kg, whilst providing the driver with full visibility in dry conditions.
