Carlos Sainz has predicted Formula 1 drivers will require just 20 laps to fully adjust to the Halo cockpit protector🐟 on the 2018 cars as he throws his support behind the device.

Sainz, who joins Renault on loan from Red Bull for the 2018 F1 season, is confident the Halo won’t disturb his vision in the cockpit of the R.S.18 and from his previous experiences experimenting with the cockpit p𝓰rotector believes it won’t take long to adjust to.

The Spanish driver is gearing up for pre-season testing on home soil at Circuit de Catalunya and feels after 20 laps drivers will be comfortable with the Halo whꦯile he’s curious to understand the aerody🐻namic impact of the device on the new F1 cars.

“I think it can be an effective device,” Sainz said. “As drivers, we will have to adapt to it, 20 laps or so in testing should🐎 be enough time.

“The engineers will see how it affects aerodynamics. I have seen the work done in the windᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ tunnel back in t🍌he factory but now we need to test its behaviour on track.

“Visually, I don’t think the halo looks to🧸o bad on꧃ce it has been integrated in the car. We will all get used to it and it will be normal fairly quickly.”

Last week Williams technical boss Paddy Lowe claimed everyone would forget about the Halo afte꧟r just two races and the general r𝓰eception of the F1 cars already launched, including Williams and Renault, has seen the Halo receive positive feedback in t🌌erms of integration.

The Halo becomes a mandatory safety device on all F1 cars from 2018 afte✃r being ratified into the sport’s rules by the FIA late last year.