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Smedley: Arguments against F1 radio communication “inane”
Williams's Head of Vehicle Performance Rob Smedley has said it's “inane” to argue against Formula 1 drivers getting help from their teams during races. The wish to see drivers compete “alone and unaided” was a major impetus behind the sport's controversial radio clampdown, which has since been relaxed following last month's Strategy Group meeting. For Smedley, the restrictions on radio use did not make sense for F1 in its modern state, given the vital influence a team has on a driver's overall performance. “I think from an engineering point of view, it’s absolutely the right thing to open up the radios again,” Smedley said. “The cars are incredibly complicated now with...
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