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Vettel and Palmer clash over support for halo

Sebastian Vettel and Jolyon Palmer have clashed on the extent that F1 drivers as a whole support the proposed 'halo' cockpit protection device. Palmer suggested there is considerable driver opposition expressed in private, but Vettel hit back insisting that the vast majority are in favour. A decision on whether to introduce the halo to cars for next season is thought to be imminent, and Palmer talking ahead of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim when asked the view of fellow drivers said that 'most people I speak to are actually against it, but I think a lot of people don't really voice it so much in the press. 'I think there's a bit of a divide - some of the...
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