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FIA had no choice over Halo introduction - Toto Wolff

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes the FIA had 'no choice' but to push the Halo head protection device through for the 2018 season, despite strong opposition. Formula 1 has been looking to introduce greater head protection following a number of incidents in F1 and other motorsport categories recently. The Halo was a solution put forward by Mercedes, followed by the Red Bull Aeroscreen and then the Shield – which was mostly recently tested last weekend during the British Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel completed just a single lap with the Shield fitted to his Ferrari after complaining of feeling 'dizzy', which put the brakes on further tests with the device until further...
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