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Alonso urges F1 to consider closed-cockpits
Fernando Alonso has urged F1 to look into the possibility of introducing closed-cockpit cars in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident during the Japanese Grand Prix. The topic of closed-cockpit cars has gained momentum in the days following Bianchi's incident, the Frenchman suffering serious head injuries after colliding with a recovery vehicle during the Suzuka race. Though the sport has shown a resistance to such a move in the past, Alonso says there is now scope and means to consider at least testing the possibility of closed-cockpit cars for the future. “I agree to at least check and try and test the idea,” he said. “We are in 2014, we have the technology, we have aeroplanes and...
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