FILE PHOTO - Britain Formula One - F1 - British Grand Prix 2016 - Silverstone, England - 8/7/16 - The halo safety device on Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel's car during practice. Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Formula One is set to abandon plans for a 'halo' head protection system in favour of a transparent screen that could be introduced for 2018.
The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced the development following a meeting of the sport's core Strategy Group in Paris on Tuesday ahead of this weekend's Russian Grand Prix.
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