This year, one of the most controversial additions to an F1 car will be debuted in racing, the HALO.
With it being a protective ring around the driver and a bar directly in front of the driver’s face, concerns have arisen regarding a race car driver’s visibility.
Youtube channel Sim Racing Paddock uploaded a test drive demo using a mod in Assetto Corsa, which adds the Halo to the Scuderia Ferrari SF70h, in Virtual Reality, to see how visibility with the HALO will work.
Please give you opinion on HALO below.
Seems to me that it ought to be higher, for better visibility.
The Halo is destroying an already damaged sport. These decisions made without much thought are a absolute disaster and fans will react very negatively, once they see this crap on the cars…
Hmmmmm still not sure about Halo. Have the FIA calculated the risks of impaired vision?
Going from this video i found elevation change on the start /finish straight hard. I predict more crashes when drivers attempt a pass.
Still Butt ugly too. I do agree though with some of the drivers when they say if it saves one life it is worth it.
If we cant have proper open cockpit cars anymore then i prefer the look of the jet fighter concepts released by several teams.
The problem with a canopy is twofold – removal of the canopy to let the driver out and rain, plus the tyre marbles oil and other junk that would build up on the canopy.
Yet Sports car prototypes make it work
Are you suggesting F1 cars should have doors and windscreen wipers?
Why not? The LMP style full screen tear offs at pit stops as well
Halo is an abomination and will turn people away.
Never a truer word
I don’t think any of the commentators listened to what the guy in the video was saying, he was saying in be mode (or in real life) the visibility is much better that in 2d images and videos. Your brain computes it such that you look through the halo.