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FIA takes steps to ensure Chinese GP will run on time

The FIA has taken steps to ensure that Sunday’s Chinese GP will not be threatened by poor weather hampering helicopter movements. On Friday the medical helicopter was unable to fly due to visibility issues at the designated hospital in Shanghai, some 38 kilometres from the circuit. At one stage it was also impossible for the helicopter to take off from the track. In such circumstances the FIA’s own regulations allow transfer by road, but with a time limit. Appendix H of the International Sporting Code says an ambulance can be used for a transfer to hospital provided ‘that it can be reached in approximately 20 minutes (except for serious burns), regardless of the weather and road...
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