Drivers still getting used to new IndyCar safety device

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The first time Takuma Sato drove with IndyCar's new debris deflector he felt like he had one eye closed. Ed Carpenter thought he was seeing double. A one-day test in April, last weekend's road race and two full days of practice on the oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have helped change those initial perceptions — even as they fight to get fully acclimated to the new safety device: a 3-inch tall, ¾-inch wide metal plate attached to the chassis just inches from drivers' faces.

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