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Stewart accuses modern drivers of 'taking liberties'

Sir Jackie Stewart says that today's drivers are able to be more reckless and cavalier than they ever could have done in his era - and that the sport's improved safety standards that he himself inspired in the 1970s are a big part of the reason. "There are more first corner accidents today than there were in our day," the two-time Formula 1 world champion said in conversation with Tom Clarkson and Alex Jacques in the first of a new series of F1 Nation podcasts produced by the official Formula1.com website. "People take liberties today that we could never have afforded and never have done. "The risks they take because they know it's safer today. Stewart tells rookies to...
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