Closed cockpit tests will be carried out

[watka]

I know the halo is being introduced as a result of the Jules Bianchi tragedy, but will it really do anything to avoid something like Massa's incident with the spring in Hungary?

[CoopsII]

I know the halo is being introduced as a result of the Jules Bianchi tragedy, but will it really do anything to avoid something like Massa's incident with the spring in Hungary?

I wouldn't have thought so. In fact, if it had caught it right it could've even put the spring into some sort of spin as it approached the drivers head.

[UncreativeUsername37]

I was wrong. I'm already sick of the anti-halo comments.

"It's ugly": Yeah, I'd like the cars to sound better too. And I hate the car numbers. Compared to safety, who cares?
"F1 has always been this way": It's always always been this way. Which year do you want to go back to and never change from?
"Visibility is reduced": I doubt the central pillar will ever block anything you absolutely need to see. Sports cars are far worse and everyone gets on.
"It's safer": The danger has never been part of the appeal for me. The drivers aren't more heroic for exposing themselves to a danger that can easily be removed and thus isn't inherent to driving. And no one (I hope) ever thinks "I haven't seen someone die in a while, it's kind of making things less intense".
"It takes longer to get out of the car": Alonso's accident in Australia doesn't count, he didn't need to get out in a short time. Anyway, this is the only one that's reasonable and makes Halo For 2018 look a bit rushed. If only anyone was using it.

[Gonzalez]

With Formula One's introduction of the Halo Cockpit for next season, will this Fictional 2022 Car become a true F1 car in the same year in the future?

[dr-baker]

With Formula One's introduction of the Halo Cockpit for next season, will this Fictional 2022 Car become a true F1 car in the same year in the future?

I can see a bit of inspiration from the 1976 Tyrrell P34 in that!

[mario]

I know the halo is being introduced as a result of the Jules Bianchi tragedy, but will it really do anything to avoid something like Massa's incident with the spring in Hungary?

I wouldn't have thought so. In fact, if it had caught it right it could've even put the spring into some sort of spin as it approached the drivers head.

It's hard to say what might have happened - in that same scenario, clipping the Halo would potentially have slowed the spring down and resulted in it striking Massa with less force, so it might have caused different injuries.