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Mosley: Alonso would not have survived 20 years ago
A crash like the one suffered by Fernando Alonso in the Australian Grand Prix would have been fatal in a previous era, former FIA president Max Mosley told reporters. Alonso's McLaren was sent into a terrifying barrel roll after he clipped Esteban Gutierrez's Haas at close to 200mph, but the two-time champion crawled from the wreckage before walking away. Since Ayrton Senna's death at Imola in 1994 prompted tightened security measures, Frenchman Jules Bianchi, who died at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, is the only F1 driver to have lost his life in a race. Asked if Alonso would have survived a similar accident 20 years ago, Mosley told British newspapers: 'I don't think he would have. 'You...
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