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Sainz: Formal driver vote on Halo would be "common sense"

Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz has advocated for a formal vote among Formula 1 drivers on the introduction of the Halo cockpit protection device. The Formula 1 Strategy Group voted against using the Halo in 2017, instead deferring the introduction of cockpit protection - in a yet undetermined form - until 2018. Sainz, however, thinks a formal driver vote on the matter should be taken into account by the sport's governing body. "I think is that every driver should try it before 2017, then every driver should give their opinion and there should be a vote after running the Halo," Sainz suggested. "This is the most common sense thing to do, even though in the end they probably...
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