A Whole F1 Car Would Have Crashed Into This Guy’s Head If Not For New Halo
Photo: AP Formula One’s halo cockpit-protection bar did its job more than once this year, and made viewers question its role at least once. But in the ugly August wreck involving Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso, an investigation found that the halo protected Leclerc from a smack in the visor by the front of Alonso’s car. Motorsport.com reported on the investigation Thursday, which was done by the FIA Global Institute that’s run by F1’s governing body, the FIA. It was obvious at the time of the first-lap Belgian Grand Prix crash that the halo, which partially enclosed the cockpit for the...
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