F1 to test ‘shield’ device

Ferrari will trial a new transparent frontal protection cockpit ‘shield’ in British Grand Prix practice at Silverstone next week, Formula One’s governing body said on Saturday.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said the aim was to carry out a first full track test at Italy’s Monza circuit in September. Silverstone will allow drivers to give initial feedback early in the development process, however. The shield is an open canopy in front of the driver and made from polycarbonate, a tough but see-through thermoplastic polymer. —