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Written by Stephen Dobie
The general consensus on Formula 1"s new Halo device seems to be that it"s a bad thing. Ugly, offensive and unwelcome. No matter how hard I try, though, I simply cannot get my head around why. When the motive of halo is to protect our heroes stop them from suffering head injuries, or dying why on earth is its appearance relevant? Why do we care that it"s not as smoothly integrated as it could be, when its purpose is far, far more important? Even if you are a dedicated aesthete, it"s not like F1 cars are particularly pretty these days anyway. They"ve been sprouting ungainly aero elements for years, and I struggle to see why the protective halo is more offensive than any of these. And surely better integration will come in time.
Date written: 23 Feb 2018
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The general consensus on Formula 1"s new Halo device seems to be that it"s a bad thing. Ugly, offensive and unwelcome. No matter how hard I try, though, I simply cannot get my head around why. When the motive of halo is to protect our heroes stop them from suffering head injuries, or dying why on earth is its appearance relevant? Why do we care that it"s not as smoothly integrated as it could be, when its purpose is far, far more important? Even if you are a dedicated aesthete, it"s not like F1 cars are particularly pretty these days anyway. They"ve been sprouting ungainly aero elements for years, and I struggle to see why the protective halo is more offensive than any of these. And surely better integration will come in time.
Date written: 23 Feb 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10959
