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Button accepts Halo delay on safety grounds

Jenson Button says he is content with the reasoning behind the decision to defer the introduction of a cockpit protection device until 2018 despite hoping it would be introduced sooner. The controversial device had been on the cusp of being signed off for a 2017 introduction after receiving support from drivers, only for the Strategy Group to vote it down over concerns it has not conducted enough 'real world' mileage. READ: The Halo is coming… and we could be seeing a lot more of it in 2016 Though the likes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton – who was originally against the Halo – have questioned the deferral, vocal supporter Button says he is happy to wait until 2018 on the grounds...
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