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Did the halo save Leclerc?

ormula 1's new-for-2018 halo head protection system has been credited with potentially ensuring Charles Leclerc avoided injury in the dramatic Belgian GP first-corner pile-up. The Nico Hulkenberg-triggered chaos at the start of Sunday's race saw Fernando Alonso's car launched over the top of Leclerc's Sauber, with replays showing the McLaren being deflected by the halo which sits over F1 cars' cockpits. 1:43 Watch the dramatic first-corner crash in full Watch the dramatic first-corner crash in full WATCH: Alonso's huge crashHulkenberg given given penalty Images later showed tyre marks from the McLaren on the device. "Not that we needed any proof, but the halo showed again today it is a...
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