Next year cockpits of racing cars of Formula-1 world championship will be equipped with a special design that protects the head of the pilots, as The Verge reports.

This decision was taken at a meeting of Formula-1 strategy group, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland. As reported, the commission has decided to equip the cars with protective technology from Halo Company. When a final decision on the choice of security technology will be made is not reported.

The idea of ​​the new concept of car protection came after the death of a French racer Jules Bianchi. He died in hospital in Nice on July 17 last year after nine months in a coma, caused by a car accident.

Bianchi accident happened nine laps before finish at Grand Prix of Japan on October 5, 2014. He crashed into a tractor, which evacuated the other car, and received a heavy blow on the head.

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