The FIA ​​will investigate Tadasuke Makino's crash during the Formula 2 sprint race

According to Charlie Whiting, the FIA ​​will investigate Tadasuke Makino's accident during the Formula 2 sprint race on the Barcelona track. The Japanese, we remember, was involved in a contact with Jack Aitken's Arden, with the latter taking off on the Dallara of the Russin Time team, first impacting the airscoop and then the Halo. Precisely in this sense, the device would have done its job very well, protecting Makino's head from hitting the car. A test passed successfully given that without the tiara, the consequences of the accident would probably have been much more serious. The FIA ​​underlined that analyzes will be carried out over the next week, especially to verify the state of the Halo after the impact with the tyre.

The tubular section, in fact, showed signs of sliding, precisely at the point where the load was doubled during the winter crash tests. A necessary check for the Federation given that they want to have a clear idea of ​​the damage, so as to possibly make small changes to the resistance procedure for the coming season.

“Yes, we will conduct an investigation”, Charlie Whiting confirmed. “Without the Halo device, judging by the images we saw, the consequences of the accident could have been much more serious. However, this is just my conclusion. However, the system reported signs at the point where we doubled the loads during the winter, which is why we will carry out investigations".