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True (front impact) type airbags have been discussed by the people in charge of f1 safety but there are several issues.
The main one (as i recall them saying at the time) is that the higher impacts f1 cars experience (compared to road cars) make it difficult to design a trigger mechanism that is fast enough
Added to that,they allready have crush type foam on the steering wheel which has a similar effect to an airbag.Even the HANS device provides some front/side impact absorbtion i think (?)
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