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Motorsport is dangerous
Although nobody is drawing any parallels right now, the ongoing discussion about the halo driver protection system and F1's dwindling popularity have something in common. F1 owes a lot to Ayrton Senna. He was certainly no saint when he was alive, but after his death he has become one. The dreadful, freak accident at Imola in 1994 was worldwide news. It was the equivalent of Lionel Messi falling to his knees and dying of a heart attack on the football pitch. Ayrton was given a state funeral and Brazil came to a standstill. The world took note that F1 was indeed a dangerous sport if it could claim it’s very brightest, most talented star. The fact that it was a freak accident will have...
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