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Lauda backs FIA over race running

Niki Lauda believes the FIA took the right safety precautions during the running of the Japanese Grand Prix despite Jules Bianchi's accident. Bianchi was taken to hospital after he spun off at Turn 7 and hit a movable crane which was recovering Adrian Sutil's Sauber. Sutil had aquaplaned off the circuit amid increasing rain and himself said the safety car should have been deployed as a result. However, while Lauda acknowledged the grand prix could have started earlier he believes the way the FIA handled the race was correct. “At the start with the safety car there was nothing wrong,” Lauda said. “You can't say anything was done wrong. It was started in the most sensible way, and this...
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