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Ricciardo: Closed cockpits last piece of puzzle

Daniel Ricciardo says he believes the time has come for Formula 1 to 'ignore tradition' and adopt closed cockpit technology, rather than wait for another serious accident to occur. Closed cockpit discussions are back in the spotlight following the tragic death of Justin Wilson in an IndyCar Series race at Pocono on 23rd August, the former F1 driver critically injured when he was struck in the head by an errant piece of debris. Coming just over two months after Jules Bianchi succumbed to injuries sustained in a collision with a recovery vehicle in October 2014, more drivers than ever are pitching their support behind technology that could see F1 and other series' become closed cockpit. With...
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