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FIA publishes details of virtual safety car system

The FIA has published details about the new Virtual Safety Car (VSC) which will officially debut in 2015 to improve safety during a race weekend. The system comes in response to Jules Bianchi's serious accident at the Japanese Grand Prix last year when he span off the circuit and hit a recovery vehicle. An official review into the accident found Bianchi was driving too quickly for the conditions which currently under double waved yellows. The VSC somewhat takes the responsibility of slowing down to an acceptable level away from the drivers, and enforces it through a temporary speed limit which must be abided by or a driver will face a penalty. It doesn't replace the Safety Car, but will be...
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