Welcome to The Grid, R&T's quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning.

Halo Hell

Next year, F1 teams will have to introduce the new 'Halo' fairing which is intended to protect drivers's heads from impact by a large object, like a tire. Unsurprisingly, teams are finding the new safety device difficult to integrate into the 2018 designs. That's according to Williams's Paddy Lowe in an interview with Motorsport.

Surprisingly, the Halo isn't expected to have a big impact on the aero of the cars, but will have an impact structurally. The designs, which are unique for each team, will need to pass tests to make sure they can withstand impacts from hefty items without issue. The team that can find the way to make the strongest, lightest Halo will be at an advantage since every gram counts in F1.

Cheaper Camrys

Toyota wants employees at its Kentucky plant that builds Camrys to cut costs. Why? Because the automaker has learned that it can make a bigger profit on a Camry if it builds it in Japan and ships it all the way to America. But don't think that Toyota is planning to shut down the plant. It's one of the largest auto plants in the nation and received a $1.33 billion investment from the automaker earlier this year

The Kentucky plant is under scrutiny as part of Akio Toyoda's plan to create a record R&T budget for future vehicle development.

IndyCar Is Happy Danica's Back

This past week, Danica Patrick announced that her full-time NASCAR Cup career had come to an end. But she also said that she'd be running the 2018 Daytona 500 and Indy 500. IndyCar drivers are excited to have her back, according to Racer.

Our own Marshall Pruett spoke to Josef Newgarden, Graham Rahal, and James Hinchcliffe about having Danica back in IndyCars, and all three seem ready to welcome her back to the series she called home from 2005 to 2011. Check out all the comments on Racer.

High Speed Hybrid

Ford has unveiled its first plug-in hybrid police car, the Special Service Plug-In Hybrid Sedan, which is a Fusion Plug-In repurposed for police duty. Not intended to be a pursuit vehicle, the Fusion has 21 miles of electric range. Don't expect to see it on TV chasing thugs down the highway in LA. Do expect to see supervisors or detectives driving it.

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