Here's A Driver's Eye View Of A Halo-Equipped F1 Car
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.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Looks annoying, but beats dying.
This kinda looks like a dual screen racing setup view, you always miss the central part.
Anyone else think it will be easier to line up brake and accelerate points with the halo support?
That’s a really good point, and we’ll see if the drivers are faster this season because of it.
I feel like there are gonna be a lot of spa crashes :D
so…. blinding? this is taking A-pillars to a whole new level
I know why do they have to put so many limitations on the cars formula e has a reason for it but f1 has always been steering away from it until now
I see you halo haloooooo …. Oh sorry this was beyonce song
Wonder how long it’s going to take them to ban aero on the halo.
Well this isn’t entirely accurate, as the driver sits a little lower than the cameras. They just can’t have the camera in front of the drivers eyes, so it really isn’t impacting visibility.
at least the f1 cars finally have a roll cage