Kimi Räikkönen has become the first driver to test out a potential cockpit protection device, with the Ferrari team running the so-called halo head protection in Barcelona. The device involves arches either side of the driver’s helmet meeting in a central column right in front of the driver’s face. After a very short installation run, Kimi returned to the garage to declare that the visibility, despite appearances, was okay. He said: “We’re a bit limited in the front but I don’t think it’s the final version. There was surprisingly little difference.”