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Drivers open to closed cockpits
Leading drivers have said they are open to the idea of closed cockpits. Research on the topic has been ongoing for years but the subject has been revived after IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died from head injuries in a crash in August. World champion Lewis Hamilton said: 'I see closed cockpits as potentially the future. We've had too many fatalities.' McLaren driver Fernando Alonso added: 'If one closed cockpit saves one life, it is worth doing it.' Wilson's crash, in which the 37-year-old Englishman suffered fatal head injuries after being hit by debris, was the latest in a series of deaths or major injuries in recent years in open-cockpit racing cars. F1 driver Jules Bianchi died in July...
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