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Technical Draft: Dangerous Driver Culture

During yesterdays second qualifying session for this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso narrowly escaped what could have potentially been a catastrophic accident with Sebastian Vettel. As drivers were attempting to find adequate clear space for a qualifying run, several were slowing through the turns 9-10 complex and the Alpine barely avoided contact with the Aston Martin as Alonso rounded Turn 9 of Red Bull Ring blindly with a closing speed on Vettel in excess of 100 km/h. Drivers on fast qualifying laps have often been hindered in encountering slower competitors, but this type of extremely dangerous incident is becoming more frequent and is a result of several factors. Due to...
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