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Steiner praises FIA for ignoring Halo ‘non-believers'

Haas boss Guenther Steiner has praised the FIA for pushing through the introduction of the Halo in the wake of Romain Grosjean’s violent accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The head protection device was first trialled in early 2016, following in-depth research, but was met with widespread criticism over its aesthetics. Other avenues were explored but, after an initial 12-month delay, the device became mandatory in Formula 1 and Formula 2 in 2018, with Formula 3 joining suit a year later. The Halo has already been credited with preventing serious injury in a handful of accidents and played an influential role in Grosjean’s high-speed crash on Sunday. Grosjean’s VF-20 penetrated the...
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