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FIA to review closed cockpits

In the wake of the latest incident, the FIA is to carry out further tests on closed cockpits for F1. First mooted in 2009, after Felipe Massa was struck on the head by a spring from Rubens Barrichello's Brawn, which caused the Ferrari driver to crash; this incident coming days after Henry Surtees, son of F1 legend John Surtees, was killed after being struck on the head by a wheel during an F2 race at Brands Hatch, the idea of closed cockpits has brought mixed reaction. Furthermore, despite testing, some feel that such a move might cause more problems than it solves, and then there the question of whether a closed cockpit would compromise the 'purity' of the sport. However, in the wake of...
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