Here's A Driver's Eye View Of A Halo-Equipped F1 Car

The first few POV videos featuring 2018's F1 cars have been released, showing us what the Halo device looks like for the drivers
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For spectators, the biggest change to Formula 1 this year is arguably the Halo device. The safety feature has caused outcry among fans for restricting their view of the drivers, and making the cars look, well, a bit ugly.

But what’s it like for the drivers? Thanks to these two videos - one from Williams featuring reserve driver Robert Kubica and another from Mercedes with Valtteri Bottas at the wheel - we get a rough idea.

As an observer, Halo looks to be quite intrusive, but the general consensus among the drivers so far is that in the cockpit, it isn’t an issue. The middle portion is thin so eyes tend to focus past it, while the thicker halo part is largely above the field of vision.

The drivers are clearly getting used to the device already, but will spectators? Time will tell.

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Comments

ATOGI_28

I like how they did the halo in formula e better, because I think it fits with the rest of the cars design better.
But I guess it’s not that bad in f1

02/27/2018 - 12:19 |
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Ali Mahfooz

This would be interesting when going up the Eau Rouge. 😅

02/27/2018 - 12:24 |
40 | 2

They aren’t climbing mountains, you know 😀

02/27/2018 - 12:48 |
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Rahul 1

I hope nobody thinks differemt of me for this point, but am I the only one that thinks that the view of the halo looks so beautiful??

02/27/2018 - 12:26 |
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Benjamin Ender Ammann

In reply to by Rahul 1

Nyeeeh… Well, let’s say it isn’t as bad as my claim it is

02/27/2018 - 12:28 |
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Anonymous

Is it just me or was any one else more distracted by the fact that there are no side mirrors then the actual Halo?

02/27/2018 - 12:46 |
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TheRacingGoat

I’m just excited by the fact that it’s Kubica at the wheel.

02/27/2018 - 12:56 |
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CS55

R o l l o v e r P r o t e c t i o n 101

02/27/2018 - 13:20 |
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Anonymous

Can’t help but feel like he’s constantly trying to look around it

02/27/2018 - 14:11 |
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675LT_ftw

Just found the design inspiration 😂😂

02/27/2018 - 14:20 |
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Its so ugly lol…

02/27/2018 - 16:48 |
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TheMindGarage

I don’t find the Halo nearly as bad looking now that it’s on the cars. Still could be better though.

02/27/2018 - 14:23 |
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Jakob

Okay, now that we made the cars safe, it’s time to make them faster again. Really a shame that, with all the modern tech, the current F1 cars are still slower than the 2004 season cars are.

02/27/2018 - 14:35 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Jakob

Agreed. We have the tech

02/27/2018 - 14:55 |
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FLixy Madfox

In reply to by Jakob

Yeah, that’s why track records haven’t been getting obliterated last year

02/27/2018 - 15:40 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Jakob

Around most tracks the 2017 cars have been the fastest F1 cars ever..

02/27/2018 - 16:26 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

In reply to by Jakob

The current cars are way faster than the 2004 cars in qualy . In the race they don’t go as fast as the 2004 cars because of no refuelling and only 4 engines for the season vs 1 fresh
engine every race in 2004.

02/27/2018 - 16:36 |
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TheMindGarage

In reply to by Jakob

The current cars are as quick as the 2004 cars around most tracks. What we need is downforce that promotes overtaking, and cheaper, simpler engines. Just make it a higher-revving turbo V6 rather than messing about with that MGU-H nonsense.

02/27/2018 - 16:52 |
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