News Details

Leclerc pays tribute to the Halo

Sauber driver Charles Leclerc pays tribute to Formula One's safety device, the Halo, following yesterday's crash which could have left the Monegasque driver with serious injuries. The crash took place on the opening corner, when Nico Hulkenberg collided with Fernando Alonso, whose car went in the air and collided with Leclerc. Alonso's MCL33 was within inches of Leclerc's head and he has the sport's new safety design to thank for that, following the device becoming mandatory at the start of this season. "I have never been a fan of the halo, but I have to say that I was very happy to have it over my head today," Leclerc told the Guardian. "I felt the impact and...
Full Story »
6y ago from GPBlog.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Halo proved why we need it - Alonso

The halo device came to the rescue of a Formula 1 driver for the first...
6y ago from GPFans.com

VIDEO: Halo to the rescue in CRAZY Spa crash

The Belgian Grand Prix began with an astonishing crash as Fernando...
6y ago from GPFans.com

Too early to say if Halo saved Leclerc – Whiting

Charlie Whiting says it is a 'little bit speculative' to say that Halo...
6y ago from PlanetF1.com

Charles Leclerc feels 'lucky' after seeing marks on...

Charles Leclerc admitted he was “lucky” that Formula 1...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Franco Morbidelli outlines Argentina MotoGP goals...

VR46 Ducati rider Franco Morbidelli outlined his main goal for the...

Jorge Martin confirms he will miss the Americas MotoGP...

Defending MotoGP champion Jorge Martin has confirmed he will miss the...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Date set for IndyCar’s inaugural Grand Prix of...

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced a date for the first running on the...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Takuma Sato to contest 16th Indy 500 with RLL

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Takuma Sato will...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal vs. Chelsea: Head-to-head record and past...

Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Club accelerate contract talks amid Arsenal, Liverpool...

Barcelona are reportedly set to accelerate talks over a new contract for...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.