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Max Mosley: Fernando Alonso would have been killed in crash 15 years ago

Former FIA president Max Mosley believes that Fernando Alonso would not have survived his horror crash in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix 15 years ago. Alonso crashed out at 200 mph after running over the back of Esteban Gutierrez's Haas car, with the impact destroying his McLaren chassis and Honda power unit. Remarkably, Alonso was able to walk away from the accident unharmed, and said that he felt 'happy to be alive'. Speaking to The Telegraph, Mosley said that he thinks Alonso's crash would have been fatal in the past, proving how far safety standards in Formula 1 have come. 'I don’t think he would have,' Mosley said when asked if Alonso would have survived the...
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