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Smedley: Closed F1 cockpits easy to implement
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In the aftermath of Jules Bianchi's horrific accident during the final stages of the Japanese Grand Prix the issue of closed cockpits in Formula 1 has arisen again, with Williams head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley saying that the concept would be easy to implement.
Smedley told media, 'From a technical point of view closed cockpits is something that is very easy to implement. It would change the look of Formula 1 cars, which I guess there is an aesthetic argument for. They are open-wheel, open-cockpit racing cars.'
'But I think if you look at how a Formula 1 car looks in 2014 compared to how it looks in 1950 when...
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