US-based Haas F1 team became the first world championship outfit to reveal pictures of their 2018 car on Wednesday featuring the controversial new halo head-protection device. However, the visual effect of the halo, which will be mandatory on the front of every car this season, has been softened by Haas designers with black and red paint work on the chassis. "The biggest part of the car's evolution was the addition of the halo," said Guenther Steiner, team principal, after the launch which took place online. "It took quite a bit of study by the aerodynamicists, but the designers had to work hard to modify the chassis so the halo could survive the mandated loads. "The...
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