Should F1 Abandon Halo Cockpit-Safety Concept After Strategy Group Decision?

As Formula One assessed the pros and cons of the halo concept in the early months of 2016, the most compelling debate to take place concerning increased cockpit safety was the argument Lewis Hamilton had with himself. Or, put another way, the world champion's internal struggle to ignore his natural racing driver's instincts and bring himself to accept the arrival of a device that, deep down, he knew would be for the greater good. When the halo first appeared on Sebastian Vettel's and Kimi Raikkonen's Ferraris in winter testing in March, Hamilton was mortified F1 had chosen such a haphazard solution to a problem that, in his view, did not even exist. As Sky Sports' James Galloway reported, he dismissed it as "the worst lookin...

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