12:36 – Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, has defended its decision to introduce the head protection device, dubbed the halo, in the sport next season, labelling it the “best solution” out of the available options.
Formula 1 has striven to increase frontal cockpit protection in recent years, with the halo, which wraps around the cockpit in the form of three struts, extensively trialled in 2016.
The planned implementation of the halo was delayed by a year while further analysis, both on the halo and other options, took place, and it was announced on Wednesday that the system would be mandatory in 2018.