In Formula 1 today, driver safety is the highest priority, with the controversial introduction of the halo device in 2018 having been done to further improve the safety of the competitors. When it was originally being considered by the sport in 2016, it was highly criticised by the drivers, with Lewis Hamilton having gone as far as saying on social media in 2016, 'Please no! Safety is fine as it is'. The introduction of the halo, though, has saved several lives, including Hamilton's. The seven-time World Champion would've been crushed by Max Verstappen's car at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix had it not been for the halo, with the 38-year-old admitting at the time that he felt 'very, very...
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