Upon its entry into the sport, the halo faced a lot of criticism from drivers and fans at the time. Although Jules Bianchi's fatal crash at Suzuka 2015 demonstrated that something had to be done, there was criticism that it would make the cars uglier. Comparisons with flip-flops were often drawn. It would also take away the drivers visibility, which would only make racing more dangerous. Life saving role After the race in Monza Lewis Hamilton got a scare when Max Verstappen's RB16B ran over him. Without the halo the incident could have been worse. But also during the horror-crash of Romain Grosjean in Bahrein last year, the halo played a life-saving role. This was also the view of Gian...
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