[Purple-banana]

Morning all,

Following a bit of a discussion on the 'What have the teams been upto' story on Sky, I was wondering if anyone has seen any concepts or been part of any discussions about what the race-ready 2018 halos might look like?

There seemed to be a lot of talk last season about how the naked carbon fibre scaffolding-inspired designs won't be representative of what we'll see in Australia, but forgive my cynicism - I just don't see how it can look much different, besides being painted. Let's face it, it's a titanium bar wrapped in CF. Any aero surfaces will surely make it look even chunkier when viewed from above or the sides, and no different from the front.

[morini]

what the race-ready 2018 halos might look like?

Shite :-(

[PapaofGags]

"what the race-ready 2018 halos might look like?"

1, Flip flop.

2, Back of a G string.

3, what Morini said.

[forzaferrari]

Kmag not a fan then....Halo can suck my balls
Formula 1's halo is still annoying, ugly, awkward and distracting, says Haas driver Kevin Magnussen, and could cause problems at corners such as Eau Rouge.
This week's Barcelona test was the first time the halo had been in mandatory use. While some former critics said they were now grudgingly accepting of it, Magnussen remains frustrated.

"It's very annoying. Ugly. Difficult to get into the car, difficult to get out of the car, difficult to get the steering wheel on and off, just awkward and annoying," he said.

Though he ruled out any problem seeing start lights, Magnussen suggested there were some types of corner where the device could prove a distraction.

"Once you get into the corner it's fine because you look to the sides and left and right of the pillar in the middle so it's not a problem visually to see the corner," Magnussen said.

"But it distracts your eye obviously when you change direction like chicanes and you have to move your vision across the pillar.

"It's a little bit distracting but it isn't any concern as such."

Asked if it could prove problematic in wheel-to-wheel racing, Magnussen said corners with elevation change such as Spa's famous Eau Rouge were his main concern.

"If you're chasing someone in Eau Rouge you won't be able to see if he makes a mistake at the top and spins if you're down the middle part," he said. "You won't know if he's in the wall or not.

"I guess the same at Austin Turn 1 where there's big elevation, but we'll see."

IndyCar has diverged from F1 and is trialling a windscreen as a halo alternative, but Magnussen said he would be little happier with that.

"It looks a lot nicer but I'm not even really a fan of that," he said. "It's better than our halo but I just don't think there should be anything.

"In my opinion, Formula 1 is an open car and shouldn't be closed. I think it's wrong for Formula 1."

[Monster Hesh]

Surely they have run sims on all the tracks by now?

Eau Rouge is the standout. Im wondering about tight tracks though, Monaco, Singapore. Corners are narrow and small, coming at great speeds could be completely obscured. I guess we are going to find out, and it'll be an easy get out excuse to any incidents, "Didn't mean to hit him, Halo blocked my view"

[forzaferrari]

A while back I had said similar about Eau rouge, but I now cant see it being a big issue tbh...possibly for a split second while you bottom out at that corner/start to climb....still think the biggest issue will be crushed nuts syndrome climbing out in a hurry lol

[PapaofGags]

Quote K-Mag > "In my opinion, Formula 1 is an open car and shouldn't be closed. I think it's wrong for Formula 1."