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They don't notice it. Rarely an F1 driver is looking directly straight ahead, but when they do, they just tilt very slightly to see around it.
Since 2020 there's been 4 distinct events where they've saved a driver from either death or paralysis.
The most famous being Grosjean's crash where his car smashed through a barrier at 220kph (137mph) but the top section of the barrier didn't collapse because the car only contacted the bottom half. So the halo plowed through it where it would have otherwise been his head.
Definitely watch this knowing it's from Drive To Survive and they massively overdramatise—he climbed out of the fireball after 15s, not the 10mins+ Netflix makes it out to be, but they have a collection of the best footage.