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Inside Line: Why did Wehrlein not wear a Hans-device at ROC?

  What tends to be an end of the year jolly for race drivers from various disciplines of the sport – the annual Race of Champions (ROC) – needs to be spotlighted for an apparent lack of safety measures, namely the mandatory use of Hans-devices by competitors and even passengers. Pascal Wehrlein crashed heavily during the 2017 Miami edition of the race in January, forcing him to miss the first F1 pre-season testing as well as the season opening Australian Grand Prix due to a neck injury he suffered during a spectacular crash – he was not wearing a Hans-device. Indeed 2017 ROC winner Juan Pablo Montoya and F1 drivers Felipe Massa and Sebastian...
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