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Halos prevents injury in Belgian Grand Prix start shunt

The Belgian Grand Prix was marred by a first lap Turn 1 incident, at the daunting Spa-Francorchamps circuit which eliminated Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc and Nico Hulkenberg, while causing damage to the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. A day when Formula 1 can breathe a sigh of relief that the Halo was introduced this year… As the field powered off the start line into the tight Turn 1 hairpin Hulkenberg miscalculated his braking point, the Renault locked up and rammed the McLaren which was launched by the impact and flew over the Sauber of Leclerc, scraping over the halo in the process, causing extensive damage to all three cars. All three drivers climbed out of their wrecks unaided...
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