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The Week in Cars #2

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The F1 season kicks off, Dallara launches the Stradale and the new Ford Mustang is driven. VW unveils the new Tiguan. F1 season F1 2018, after many complaints of the cars sounding rubbish, the new 'halo' device (protection for drivers, shown below) looking hideous, the whole thing being a one-horse race... Basically a lot of abuse and groaning from the loyal fanbase negated Liberty Media's attempts to make people excited for the coming season. That isn't to mention Formula E's stunning looking Gen 5 car, polar-bear friendly propulsion and wheel-to-wheel races. However, it has started off nonetheless with the Melbourne GP this year, and, annoyingly for all the keyboard warriors of the world, the Halo doesn't look all that bad on the cars. Speaking of looking, from Williams' recent onboard video, visibility does seem to be an issue. The central support arm blocks the driver's view on straights, which might make seeing - which, surprisingly, is quit...