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Wolff: Halo saved Hamilton from 'horrible accident'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the Halo cockpit safety device saved Lewis Hamilton's life when the Briton collided with rival Max Verstappen in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. The two title protagonists were battling for position as the race approached its halfway mark when they came together in the middle part of the first chicane. Beyond who was to blame for the costly run-in, Wolff's main takeaway from the incident was how the Halo had vitally protected Hamilton when Verstappen's Red Bull bounced off the Mercedes and its rear right wheel came close to hitting the seven-time world champion's head. "The Halo definitely saved Lewis’s life today," said Wolff. "It would have...
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