The FIA has strongly defended its decision to impose the halo cockpit protector for the 2018 Formula One season. However he later supported it after the FIA showed that the halo increased the chances of surviving a crash by 17%. The FIA has made F1 as safe as it gets.”The FIA, however, has now responded, making an overwhelming case for safety over aesthetics. The FIA was testing cockpit protection when Dan Wheldon was killed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October 2011. “The halo system represents the best solution to the issue of frontal cockpit protection currently in existence,” the statement concluded.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2017 11:25 UTC