FIA race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that Nico Hulkenberg's wait to escape his Renault after it was flipped upside down in a lap-one crash at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was not exacerbated by the presence of the Halo device. Hulkenberg clipped wheels with Romain Grosjean and was sent flipping through the air, before coming to a rest top-down against the barriers. The German was clearly concerned as a small fire emerged at the rear of the car, radioing Renault to say: "Get me out." Asked if there had been a delay in getting Hulkenberg out of his car, Whiting said: "Not at all. We knew he was okay. There's nothing to worry about there. "The routine under...
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