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Todt: Halo justified its introduction in F1 2018
FIA president Jean Todt believes Halo “demonstrated it was a good decision” to introduce cockpit protection for the 2018 Formula 1 season. Halo’s mandatory introduction in F1 and Formula 2 for this year sparked controversy, though the driver cockpit protection device was tested on a number of occasions during major incidents throughout the season. Its most notable impact in F1 came as it appeared to protect Charles Lecerlc when Fernando Alonso’s McLaren was launched over the top of his Sauber on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, while in F2 the Halo on Tadasuke Makino’s Russian Time car was struck by fellow Honda junior Nirei Fukuzumi’s Arden car during an incident at...
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