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Grosjean hopes Halo will be 'just a transition phase'

Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean is making no secret of his dislike of the new Halo driver protection system. The FIA has made the device mandatory on all cars in Formula 1 in 2018. While accepting the need to improve safety, Grosjean says he hopes the Halo will prove a short-lived feature in the sport. “I hope the Halo is a transition phase and we are going to find something better," the Frenchman told Crash.net this week. "I think something different would be better. "This is stage one,” he added. "Safety has to come, and it is good enough to put on the car." Grosjean - a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association - said that he wasn't worried about...
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