F1 drivers keen for head protection - Wurz

Formula One drivers are keen for head protection to be introduced from 2017 according to Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GDPA) chairman Alexander Wurz.

Following the deaths of Jules Bianchi and IndyCar
driver Justin Wilson there have been calls for added
protection for drivers of open-wheel racing cars.
Governing body the FIA has been looking into ways of
improving safety and Wurz has called on those
investigations to move quickly so protection can
improve in the 2017 season.
"The research the FIA experts have done is very
thorough and the process has brought forward a clear
solution," he told BBC Sport. "Now the drivers feel it's
time to implement the extra protection at the latest in
2017.
"Obviously structural changes are required to the
chassis but, with almost a one-year lead time, I don't
see any technical person speaking against such
substantial safety improvements, especially given the
last big accidents in open-wheel racing involved head
injuries.
"So all the drivers, and I, hope that passing the
additional head protection will be a formality."
Wurz has also called for an improvement in tyres,
suggesting F1 drivers are keen for something that
provides them even more grip.
He added: "The drivers want to underline very clearly
that they would love Pirelli to produce a tyre which
goes faster around corners as well as being safe.
"If we get sticky tyres, we will have happy drivers, and
happy drivers means authentic and honest
performance, pure message for the product and driving
the cars to the maximum."