The ‘Halo’ cockpit protection device that will be used in Formula 1 next year is also set to feature on the new 2018 Formula 2 chassis, due to be unveiled on 🌠Thursday at Monza.

F1 chiefs announced in July that the Halo would grace all cars on the grid next year after extensive analysis and researcꦉh in a bid to prevent injuries to drivers in the cockpit from external objects.

The news divided opinion throughout motorsport, but F♒1 will not be the only series racing with Halo next year.

that the new F2 chassis which will replace the Dallara GP2/11 used in the category since 2011 will also fe🍸ature the Halo, with the design that will be revealed later this week🌳 being an interim version.

FIA safety director Laurent Mekies confirmed that Halo was alwa꧋ys planned to filter down the single-seater ladder, with the new car for 2018 hurrying up the decision to introduce it to F2.

“Halo is not something you can adapt on a current car, and as a result if you miss the slot on a new car then it is game over, or nearly so,” Mekies told RACER.

“For obvious reasons such as cost🐬, the single-seaters that are not F1 are changed between every three or every six years, so you might miss a six-year window in an extrꦡeme situation.”