News Details

Button: Death shouldn't happen at this time in motorsport

Jenson Button has called for Formula 1 to introduce closed cockpits as soon as possible after the death in America of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson. Once a strong supporter of cockpits remaining open, the 2009 world champion said Wilson's fatal crash last month had forced a change of mind. 'This [death] just shouldn't happen at this time in motorsport. It's not the 70s, you know, we should know better,' the McLaren driver told reporters at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. 'I was one of many drivers that said: This is open cockpit racing, it should stay as open cockpit racing. But I think we've all had enough now. 'It's time to do something serious about it, not just...
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Button speaks out on open cockpits and safety in...

McLaren Honda driver Jenson Button has spoke out about his feelings on...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Jenson Button: ‘It's time for closed cockpits'

McLaren’s Jenson Button is the latest to make comments on the...
9y ago from F1Hub.net

Button calls for closed cockpits

Jenson Button has called for Formula One to introduce closed cockpits as...
9y ago from SuperSport.com

Hulkenberg opposed to F1 closed cockpits

Hulkenberg opposed to F1 closed cockpits Posted On 03 Sep 2015 By :...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Three Ducati riders rode with ‘updated’ 2025...

A spokesperson for Ducati has revealed three of its riders raced at the...

How Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi share similar...

TNT Sports pundit Neil Hodgson says Marc Marquez can “manipulate”...

Marco Bezzecchi: Aprilia MotoGP bike ‘doesn't...

Marco Bezzecchi says his Aprilia machinery "doesn't always...

Why Michelin has given up on MotoGP

No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

FOX working to bring Kentucky Derby-style betting to...

This past weekend FOX produced its first IndyCar broadcast of a new...

Ticket design for 109th Indianapolis 500 revealed

Indianapolis Motor Speedway has pulled back the curtain on the ticket...

IndyCar’s FOX network debut increased viewership by...

FOX Sports has released viewership numbers for the opening round of the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Gary Neville shares his observation on Mikel Arteta's...

Arsenal’s aspirations for the Premier League title took another severe...
26m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as...

no Fernandes’ free-kick was levelled by Declan Rice but Arsenal failed...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Rice strike and Raya saves help Arsenal rescue point...

en Amorim had set the bar low, as he has regularly sought to do ­during...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

‘I don’t want to say that’: Arteta refuses to...

t;li>Arsenal 15 points behind Liverpool with game in hand‘Today the...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Honda to take unexpected turn in exclusive deal with Aston...

Aston Martin are set to become a works team as of... Read More »
2h ago from GPBlog.com

Ricciardo verdict reached on F1 return after NEW team...

Axed Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo's chances of... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

F1 champion suffers bizarre toilet trauma

A former Formula 1 world champion has got himself... Read More »
36m ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.