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Grosjean: Halo announcement was a sad day for F1

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HUNGARORING -- Romain Grosjean has labelled last Wednesday's announcement that Halo will be introduced next year as "a sad day" for Formula One.

Grosjean has been strongly opposed to Halo since on-track testing of the cockpit protection device started last year. He believes it still has limitations and there are some aspects that have not been fully considered ahead of its introduction in 2018.

"Personally I think it was a sad day for Formula One when it was announced," he said. "I am still against it, I still don't think it has a place in Formula One.