'Without the halo, I would have been even smaller than I am.' Nyck de Vries has praised the halo device on FormulaE cars after ending up underneath Sebastien Buemi's Nissan in a first lap pile-up in SeoulEPrix.
Nyck de Vries has praised Formula E's halo after submarining under Sebastien Buemi's Nissan in the Seoul E-Prix's opening lap pile-up, suggesting"I would be even smaller" without it.The lack of visibility and grip into the Turn 20-21 right-hander caught a number of drivers out on the first lap of the race and led to them hitting the wall, with de Vries skittering into the path of Buemi - who had already crashed ahead of him.
"Thank God, we have the halo, although I think it looked scarier than it was," the 2021 series champion told Motorsport.com. "I'm not putting the blame on them, obviously, it's my responsibility. But I think everyone just got caught out by it, simple.
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