FIA race director Charlie Whiting has dismissed claims that identifying a driver has been made nearly impossible because the Halo blocks the view of a driver's helmet.
Fans trackside and at home watching on television often use the unique helmet design to decipher between drivers, but the halo head protection device which has been made mandatory in 2018, obscures the view.
Whiting insists it's easier to identify a driver by other means, such as their T-cam or chosen race number.
"I’ve first of all always personally felt that it was much easier to look at the colour of the onboard cameras to try to identify a driver,” explained Whiting, referring to the T-cam which is coloured in black or yellow depending on the driver.
"Max [Verstappen] and Daniel [Ricciardo], for example, [their helmets] don’t look dissimilar," he added.
Since last year's Spanish Grand Prix, teams have been required to display larger more prominent driver numbers on the front and side of the car.
“Last year it was much easier with those cars because the numbers were very prominent, which they weren’t until last year. I think you’ll agree that actually worked quite well.
"We’ve made sure the numbers on the cars are in exactly the same places. And the cameras will be black for the first car and yellow for the second car. I’m fairly convinced fans won’t need to resort to try and identify drivers’ helmet colours to know who’s in the car."
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