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Halo "destroys" F1's push to be more popular - Lauda

The FIA's decision to impose the Halo in Formula 1 next year has "destroyed" a push to make the sport more popular, claims three-time world champion Niki Lauda. This week's confirmation that the FIA would be imposing the Halo in 2018, despite only one team being in favour, has caused a huge backlash from fans and commentators. Now Lauda, whose Mercedes team first developed the Halo concept, is angry about what has happened – as he thinks it would have been better to hold fire and perfect alternative solutions that were more appealing. "We tested the Halo, the Red Bull Aeroscreen and the Shield as a cockpit protection – but none convinced 100 percent," Lauda told...
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