The FIA got itself between a rock and a very hard place from the moment it was announced that something needed to be done about increasing head protection. The understandable discussion and outrage over the Halo is, regrettably, a waste of time. It doesn't matter that 99 percent of comment across social media is negative -- some of it vehemently so. The Halo is happening. Period. The problem is that this safety innovation, unlike others, is literally in your face. Or the driver's face, to be more precise.
Had nothing been done, the bottom line is that in the event of serious head injury, motor racing would be torn to pieces for failing to act on an area previously identified as having a safety shortcoming.