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Whiting: 'Speculative' to suggest Halo prevented Leclerc injury

Charlie Whiting feels it is “a little bit speculative” at this stage to suggest the Halo cockpit protection device prevented Charles Leclerc from suffering a serious injury in the start-line crash at Spa, with the FIA set to investigate the incident. Leclerc’s car was struck by Fernando Alonso’s McLaren as it flew through the air in a multi-car incident on the opening lap of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  The McLaren was seen to have struck the bulkhead of Leclerc’s Sauber, with tyre marks also being left on the Halo, which was made mandatory in F1 for the 2018 season. All drivers walked way from the incident unharmed, but FIA race director Whiting...
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