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Drivers divided on Halo

Speaking for the first time since the FIA's decision, it is clear that the drivers remain divided on the introduction of the Halo device. 'Overall, you need to understand it is a decision that helps us in the car in case something goes very wrong,' said Sebastian Vettel, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association at today's FIA press conference. 'I can understand if people say it doesn't belong on an F1 car, but times are changing. 'If you offer the system and the protection it gives us to Justin Wilson, he would take it and we would take it to save his life,' he added, referring to British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson, who was killed at Pocono in 2015 when hit by debris. 'I don't...
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