Formula One - Barcelona tests - Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack, Montmelo, Barcelona, Spain - 3/3/16.Ferrari F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen takes a curve. REUTERS/Albert Gea
LONDON (Reuters) - A prototype "halo" head protection device made its Formula One test debut in Spain on Thursday, with Kimi Raikkonen declaring visibility to be "okay" after lapping with it attached to the cockpit of his Ferrari.
The governing FIA has said a version of the device, which is fixed to the cockpit at three points including a central pillar right in front of the driver, could be introduced next year.
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