Alonso: Last time Romain had a race ban

Fernando Alonso reckons the controversial Halo saved Charles Leclerc from injury after he “flew over” the Sauber at the start of the Belgian GP.

“I flew over his car,” Alonso told BBC.

“The Halo was a very good thing to have today.

“I think for him, it helped, looking at the replay.

“We don’t need to prove it’s a good thing to have.”

The resemblance wasn’t lost on the McLaren driver.

“Yet again a very big-time missed braking point,” Alonso said.

“Last time Romain had a race ban. This time we’ll see.

“It’s hard to understand how you can miss a braking point that much. You arrive at a speed where it’s impossible to negotiate the corner.”