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Drivers pushing for cockpit protection by 2017

Drivers want to see increased cockpit protection introduced to motorsport by next year in an effort to take the sport into a new era of driver safety, according to Grand Prix Drivers' Association president Alex Wurz. The topic of closed, or protected, cockpits has been on the agenda for some years, but the topic has gained more prominence in recent years following the deaths of Jules Bianchi and Justin Wilson. Though it was considered Bianchi, who died nine months after striking a recovery vehicle during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, would not have been saved by cockpit protection, it is felt Wilson's death - when he was struck by errant debris during an IndyCar race at Pocono - could have...
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