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Ecclestone moves to improve pit lane safety

Pit lane cameramen will be restricted to the pit wall at future races after Bernie Ecclestone responded to the accident in the pit lane at Sunday's German Grand Prix. FOM cameraman Paul Allen was hit by a loose wheel from Mark Webber's car at the Nurburgring, following a botched pit stop by the Red Bull crew. Allen is expected to make a full recovery after breaking his collar bone and cracking two ribs, but Ecclestone said safety will be revised at future races to limit the risk of an accident. "I've been in close contact with everybody who has been dealing with the matter," Ecclestone told Press Association Sport. "It's a terrible thing to say, but it was just one of those...
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