F1 Insiders Est. 2012
La revolucion!! Over the last couple of years F1 has seen domination of a certain team over others. We have seen stints of McLaren, of Williams, of Mercedes and Red Bull. At the beginning of each season the more experienced F1 viewer could already estimate which teams would be on top at the end of … Read more
Never before had so many drivers tested the Halo device, at once, as during the free practices of the Mexican GP. No less then five of them had the honour. Well, perhaps honour is a bit much, since they all had comments of a certain negativity. Local hero Sergio Perez was joined by both … Read more
F1 ring master Bernie Ecclestone has denied reports that the delaying of Halo’s introduction for 2017 is down to potential legal issues. These ‘potential’ legal issues could arise from a future accident where head injuries to the driver could occur. Bernie has stated that he is fully behind the postponement of halo’s introduction, and stated … Read more
Formula One’s strategy group met on Thursday and decided against the introduction of the Halo device for the 2017 season. Despite rumours of the drivers being “90 to 95%” in favour of its introduction, the strategy group coted an overwhelming no. The strategy group involves the Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Williams and Force India … Read more
Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has warmed to the idea of driver protection after initially being against it. Lewis has said previously that he would “rip it off” in reference to the Halo being attached to his car. He has had a change of thought however after seeing the FIA’s presentation on driver protection before … Read more
As driver safety is becoming increasingly paramount on the FIA’s agenda, the much talked about “halo” concept comes under scrutiny from Britain’s Jolyon Palmer. When asked by crash.net whether it should be averted, Jolyon replied: “I’d be very happy,” he said. “I just think it’s pretty ugly, it’s against the tradition in Formula One – I … Read more
Philippe Bianchi seeks better HANS than HALO… “I think it is [HALO] a step forward in terms of safety. It is obvious that the system is effective probably in an impacting tire. In cases of small debris like Felipe Massa (2009 in Hungary) or Justin Wilson (IndyCar driver), it would, however, nothing changed. It is … Read more
Could the halo cockpit increase the risk to drivers in Bianchi-style accidents? TJ13 F1 contributor Landroni explores…
