The FIA's Charlie Whiting believes the Halo cockpit protection device will look better once teams have attached their own aero fairings, and says fans will eventually get used to them.
Although the Halo itself will be a standard design made by a single manufacturer, teams will be given some freedom to cover the Halo structure in bodywork for aerodynamic purposes, and Whiting believes that will also make them more attractive.
"All the Halos that we've seen bar one, as I recall anyway, have been just raw," explained Whiting. "I think we should just wait and see what the teams come up with, because for sure they will all exploit the extra freedom that they have got, even if it is just for aero reasons.
"I'm sure that they will look more pleasing to the eyes. They have to use the standard Halo, that will be from a single supplier. We will allow them to use non-structural fairings around the upper part, which can be no more than 20mm from the main structure.
"I think there's an overall width restriction, and I think there's a restriction on how far they can encroach on the cockpit opening. But 20mm is quite lot all the way around, and they can do what they like with that."
Despite the barrage of criticism from fans and even some drivers, Whiting expects that to die down eventually and fans will grow to live with the Halo.
"At the moment we've only seen bare designs. Even when Williams ran with a white one, the same colour as the car, it looked a lot better, I think you'll agree," he added.
"I personally think fans will get used to it. I know there's a little bit of pushback at the moment. I think they will come up with some pretty different designs, so I don't think it will be quite as bad as you think."
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