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FIA to review Korea fire truck incident

Governing body the FIA is set to study the events which unfolded in the wake of Mark Webber's fiery retirement during the closing stages of Sunday's Korean Grand Prix. The incident was kickstarted when Force India driver Adrian Sutil collided with Webber at Turn 3, sending the Australian, whose car caught fire, out of the race. This led to the deployment of the Safety Car, while the marshals attempted to extinguish the flames. Although the FIA has admitted that race director Charlie Whiting then requested for a response vehicle to be scrambled, with marshals struggling to cope, it said it did not expect the vehicle to enter the circuit before the Safety Car had control of the situation....
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