This is another story in the spirit of the famous saying that the promised bread is eaten the most. "Please, no," je Lewis Hamilton wrote on Instagram, when it was announced at Formula 1 that the racing cars in the 2018 season will have to be equipped with the Halo system. At the time, the Briton thought it was Halo "Formally the most terrible modification in the history of F1" and that it is "As it is, that's fine."
Five years later, he thinks quite differently, especially after Sunday afternoon in Monza, when he landed on his head Verstappen's RB16B. His boss Toto wolff he is convinced that it was Halo who saved the life of his protégé, despite the fact that they collided at a relatively low speed.
Verstappn's car picked up on Hamilton's and in the absence of the Halo system, the rear of the bottom of the car would go over Hamilton's head first, and then the rear right wheel.
A photo he shared on Twitter Jean Todt, president of the World Automobile Federation, shows how serious the accident was. The current world champion spoke to the press at 18.30 pm after the race via video link without a camera on, so that only his imaginary voice could be heard: “I have to admit it hurts a bit. At the first moment, I didn't even feel it all, probably because of the adrenaline, but now I definitely feel pain in my neck and I have a feeling that they are getting stronger. "
Hamilton he has his physiotherapist with him Angela Cullen, but he will probably also have to go to a specialist for an examination, who will be able to determine exactly whether the Briton will be able to compete in the next race. The current world champion is aware that he was very lucky in the whole situation: “Thank God for Halo, who prevented the worst. The blow was quite strong. Despite the accident, I was still completely focused on racing and I just wanted to keep going, but it didn’t work out. The car was buried in the sand. "
