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Call for helmets in pit lane to be mandatory

Formula 1 is likely to introduce revised safety procedures for those working in the pits after calls for helmets to be made mandatory for everyone working close to the cars. FOM cameraman Paul Allen was left with a broken shoulder and two cracked ribs when he was struck by Mark Webber's 10kg loose wheel during the German Grand Prix. Red Bull were fined £26,000 (€30,000) for the unsafe release and Mercedes team principal has called for further action, insisting a review of safety in he pits is required. "Luckily our guys saw the wheel coming but the cameraman didn't," he explained. "They were able to swerve out the way to avoid it but it was pretty nasty. "On...
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