Alonso’s McLaren experienced an unknown collision with the cars behind, causing the MCL33 to slide over Leclerc’s Sauber C37. Speaking over the Charles Leclerc crash, Alonso claimed that the tire-marks on the halo revealed that they could have had easily been over Leclerc’s head. ADVERTISEMENTTire Marks on Charles Leclerc’s halo of Sauber C37 (via Theguardian). The addition was highly imperative in the wake of the modern F1 cars as these accidents have been increasing exponentially after the addition. Therefore, everyone on the F1 grid highly appreciates the importance of the halo in case of a contingency.

Source: The Guardian December 17, 2023 15:09 UTC