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Wolff: Radio communication is a matter of safety

Toto Wolff Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff believes that the Singapore Grand Prix proved Formula 1 needs to rethink its new clampdown on radio communications, if anything for safety reasons. Ultimately, a last-minute compromise meant only driver ‘coaching' was banned in Singapore and for the rest of the season. But the governing FIA is still planning to outlaw all ‘performance'-related messages from the start of 2015. This will include any radio call that helps the driver to manage the technical systems aboard his car, which in the new V6 turbo power unit is almost totally dependent on electronics. Mercedes chief Wolff, however, said former championship leader Nico...
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