Silverstone horror crash as Formula 2 driver's life saved by 'Halo' device

'The Halo is doing precisely what it's intended to do and that's saving lives.' Sky's mattuthompson reports on a Formula 2 crash at Silverstone, which experts say could have been deadly but for a life-saving Halo device. Latest: 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerTwo racing drivers have been involved in a horror crash at the British Grand Prix - with experts saying it could have been deadly but for a life-saving"Halo" device.

Formula 2 drivers Roy Nissany and Dennis Hauger collided on the opening lap at Silverstone on Sunday, as Hauger's car was launched over the"sausage" kerb and sent airborne towards Nissany.Incredibly, both drivers escaped unhurt and television replays showed it was the Halo - the cockpit-fixed safety device introduced to Formula 1 and Formula 2 in 2018 - that had saved the life of Nissany.

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