News Details

FIA to study Halo after Leclerc incident

Aug.28 Supporters of the controversial 'Halo' safety innovation say a crash at Spa vindicated the decision to introduce it. Tyre marks and damage to the Halo was visible on Charles Leclerc's Sauber after a scary air-borne crash involving Fernando Alonso last Sunday. Some say the Halo obviously saved the Monaco-born rookie's life. "I've never been a big fan of Halo, but I have to say I was incredibly happy to have it over my head in this case," said Leclerc. Alonso agreed: "Not that we needed proof, but this accident shows that Halo is a good thing." 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg declared: "We can end the Halo discussion now. It will save lives." And former...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Leclerc pays tribute to the Halo

Sauber driver Charles Leclerc pays tribute to Formula One's safety...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

VIDEO: Astonishing new footage of Alonso-Leclerc crash...

Formula 1 have released new footage of the Fernando Alonso-Charles Leclerc...
6y ago from GPFans.com

VIDEO: Halo to the rescue in CRAZY Spa crash

The Belgian Grand Prix began with an astonishing crash as Fernando...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Leclerc: I'm happy the Halo was there

For many the Halo is an eyesore and not a popular mandatory addition to...
6y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez: ‘Not normal to win every weekend’...

Marc Marquez admits “it’s not normal to win every weekend” despite...
41m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Red Bull eyeing F1 drive for IndyCar champion Alex...

Red Bull is eyeing a move for IndyCar champion Alex Palou to join Max...

Rasmussen’s aggressiveness praised by Ed Carpenter...

Christian Rasmussen won his first IndyCar race on Sunday, partly due to...

IndyCar star Colton Herta yet to rule out F2 switch to...

IndyCar star Colton Herta has failed to rule out a potential move to F2...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal poised to beat Tottenham to another signing as...

Arsenal have had a very busy summer transfer window so far, and it is now...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Report: Arsenal in advanced talks to make surprise...

We brought you the news yesterday that Arsenal were not done in the...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

“Top-quality” star edging closer to Arsenal exit...

Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior could be on his way out of North London this...
41m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 655 – 25.08.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
2h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.