Enhanced driver cockpit protection Will debut in 2020 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, at the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway June 6 Consists of ballistic, canopy-like windscreen, anchored by titanium framework that encompasses the cockpit Mandated by INDYCAR for use by all teams on all tracks – ovals, road courses and street circuits

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This has been a huge advancement, not just for INDYCAR but for what they did for the sport. This has been something we’ve been wanting to implement, but you have to do it the right way with the right product and the right piece and right partners.

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It’s a really huge step in the safety, and I think it’s the best of both worlds with the halo and the screen. I think you’ll see other racing categories follow suit. When you’ve driven it for a day, you’re going to feel naked without it. If you took it off, you’d feel naked because there is so much protection there.

The frame consists of five pieces of 3D-printed titanium that is welded together and then machined. All welds are x-ray inspected and final assembly is measured on a 3D coordinate measuring machine.

Air flow to cool the driver comes from vents that have been added under the leading edge of the windscreen, a very high-pressure area. The direction of airflow coming out of these vents can be altered by the teams to direct air to different areas of the driver’s torso based on individual driver preferences.

For the road courses and short ovals, there is an additional air inlet beside the trailing edge of the windscreen on the opposite side to the refueling valve, which can be used to pipe air into the driver’s helmet. Also, there are additional inlets in the nose of the car that can be opened and ducted to cool the driver’s legs.

- Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon, a five-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner

-Team Penske driver Will Power, the 2014 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner.

(left to right) Team Penske driver Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet), Red Bull Advanced Technologies Commercial Development Officer Andy Damerum, INDYCAR President Jay Frye, RBAT Head of Composites and Structures Ed Collings and Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon (No. 9 PNC Bank Honda) pose in pit lane prior to the historic first on-track test of the Aeroscreen safety innovation on Oct. 2, 2019, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photo credit: INDYCAR

The Arrow McLaren SP team prepares the No. 5 car of driver Pato O’Ward for the on-track test of the Aeroscreen safety innovation on Nov. 5, 2019 at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla. Photo credit: Arrow McLaren SP

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon tests the Aeroscreen safety innovation on his No. 9 PNC Bank Honda on Oct. 15, 2019, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va. Photo credit: Richmond Raceway

Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay tests the Aeroscreen safety innovation on his No. 28 DHL Honda in rainy conditions on Oct. 7, 2019, at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. Photo credit: INDYCAR

Andretti Autosport driver Zach Veach climbs into the #26 Gainbridge Honda outfitted with the new Aeroscreen during the full-field test session on Feb. 11, 2020 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas. Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for INDYCAR

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The Aeroscreen has a heating element in the middle of the laminate to prevent fogging. It can have up to eight tear-offs on the outside of the screen, and these can be removed during pit stops if the screen gets dirty.

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Since the first prototypes were developed and demonstrated in 2016, the potential of Aeroscreen to improve the safety for drivers in the event of frontal impacts in the cockpit area of cars has been clear. This new partnership with INDYCAR gives us at Red Bull Advanced Technologies the go-ahead to fully explore that potential, and to deliver a protection system that will help prevent serious injuries and potentially save lives in the U.S.’ premier single-seater series. We’re looking forward to seeing the results race in 2020.

– Red Bull Advanced Technologies CEO and Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner

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The ballistic screen, produced by PPG, weighs 17.3 pounds and can withstand a two-pound object striking it at more than 220 mph.

Ballistic Test

The titanium frame, produced by Pankl and weighing 27.8 pounds, can withstand 34,000 pounds. The carbon reinforcing of the cockpit rim has increased the stiffness of the tub by more the 10 percent.

Load Test

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I don’t think any stone has been left unturned, but we will continue to fine tune it. The Aeroscreen is an industry-changing, total driver safety solution.

– INDYCAR President Jay Frye

A look inside the cockpit at the #10 NTT DATA Honda, driven by Felix Rosenqvist of Chip Ganassi Racing, outfitted with the new Aeroscreen during the full-field test session on Feb. 11, 2020 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas. Photo credit: Jon Ferrey/Getty Images for INDYCAR

A ground-level look at the #10 NTT DATA Honda, driven by Felix Rosenqvist of Chip Ganassi Racing, outfitted with the new Aeroscreen during the full-field test session on Feb. 11, 2020 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas. Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for INDYCAR

An overhead view of Andretti Autosport driver Alexander Rossi inside the #27 NAPA AUTO PARTS Honda outfitted with the new Aeroscreen during the full-field test session on Feb. 11, 2020 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas. Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for INDYCAR

A close-up at the tear-offs on the new Aeroscreen outfitted on the #10 NTT DATA Honda, driven by Felix Rosenqvist of Chip Ganassi Racing, during the full-field test session on Feb. 11, 2020 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin Texas. Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for INDYCAR

AEROSCREEN

INDYCAR partnership with Red Bull Advanced Technologies produced Aeroscreen from concept to on-track in roughly four months Relationship announced in May 2019 during Indy 500 weekend First on-track test early October at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon and Team Penske’s Will Power Additional tests at Barber Motorsports Park, Richmond Raceway and Sebring International Raceway to simulate all track disciplines of NTT INDYCAR SERIES

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