FIA had no choice over 'Halo' introduction - Wolff

FIA had no choice over 'Halo' introduction - Wolff
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes the FIA felt compelled to introduce a cockpit protection device for 2018, with the 'Halo' chosen as the best viable option.

Despite overwhelming opposition, within the sport and outside, Formula 1's governing body pushed through its Halo decision on the grounds of safety on Wednesday at an F1 Strategy Group meeting.

Safety alternatives such as the 'Shield', which Ferrari briefly tested last weekend at Silverstone, or Red Bull's 'aeroscreen' concept were not considered as either sufficiently developed or efficient compared the Halo's simple approach.

Having pledged to improve safety around cockpit area sooner rather than later, the FIA had no choice but to include the Halo in F1's 2018 regulations.

"I think that probably the FIA had no choice than to introduce the halo," Wolff said during an online Mercedes Q&A on Thursday.

"It is the mandate of the FIA to increase the safety, we have looked at various systems and none of them really worked.

"The halo was the only one that was just about right.

"I don't like the looks of it and the aesthetics, but the decision was made yesterday, now we have to make the best out of it."

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