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FIA to study closed-cockpit concepts
The FIA's F1 race director Charlie Whiting says motorsport's governing body will look into further ways to improve driver safety following Justin Wilson's death, with a particular focus to be made on closed-cockpit concepts. Former F1 driver Wilson, 37, died less than 24 hours after he was struck on the helmet by a piece of debris from Sage Karam's crashed car during the penultimate round of the IndyCar season at the Pocono Raceway. He died of a severe brain trauma. The tragic accident has brought motorsport safety into the spotlight once again, just over a month after Jules Bianchi became the first driver to die as a result of injuries sustained in an F1 race since Ayrton Senna in 1994....
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