F1 split after Bernie Ecclestone vetoes halo safety device

• Strategy Group rejects introduction of head protection device in 2017
• But Sebastian Vettel says vast majority of drivers are in favourBernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s chief executive, and the senior drivers’ representative, Sebastian Vettel, found themselves in conflict on Thursday as the sport rejected the introduction of the halo head protection device next season.Vettel, at Hockenheim for the German Grand Prix, supported the idea, claiming “nothing justifies de