Toro Rosso technical director James Key expects the controversial halo cockpit device to look more appealing to Formula 1 fans when integrated and adapted into the 2018 car designs.
Many are not looking forward to seeing the new structure, created to reduce the chances of a driver being struck by debris, fitted to the new cars, with descriptions ranging from “clumsy” to Lewis Hamilton declaring last year’s Abu Dhabi GP as the last race with good looking cars.
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However, now part of the car rather than just a basic add-on and with space for designers to make it more efficient, Key claims the visual concerns should be less.
“I think with the aero bits on it then it will look slightly more Formula 1 let’s say than the frames we saw before,” he told Racer.
“My gut feeling is it’s something we’ll just get used to. There will be talk and all sorts of opinions I’m sure — all of them no doubt valid — but I think ultimately it’s just something we’ll get used to, and we’ll get back to worrying about the racing pretty quickly.”
McLaren offered the first example of the types of aerodynamic additions teams could fit at the post-season test in Abu Dhabi last year.
