In 1995, the cars' cockpit opening had been made larger and the sides had been raised in order to provide better head protection for the driver; these sides were raised even higher (to mid-helmet height) for 1996, along with a wraparound head restraint made of foam to prevent head injuries such as those suffered by Mika Häkkinen during qualifying for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Needle-like nosecone designs with a sharp point, such as the &lt;a href="McLaren%20MP4/10"&gt;McLaren MP4/10&lt;/a&gt;, Forti FG01 and Tyrrell 023, were also banned in favour of more blunt nose sections.