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Wolff: I'd like to saw it off if I could!

The Halo is coming and is here to stay, thus ending Formula 1's seven decades of open cockpits as from 2018 drivers will be surrounded by scaffold-like safety device that by all accounts will further reduce injuries and fatalities in the advent of an accident – but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff hates the idea. According to FIA studies, the Halo had a beneficial outcome in 90% of test accident scenarios they conducted, and of course, the issue of driver safety is not negotiable but the Wolff laments how ugly the device is on sleek, modern F1 cars. He told N, 'It's a dreadful piece! We've had it in the staff briefing and we've shown it. It's a huge piece of metal, much too heavy, it feels...
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