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Barrichello: Science should decide F1 cockpit design, not history
Former Ferrari star Rubens Barrichello has told Motorsport.com that only science should be used as evidence to mandate the use of closed cockpits in Formula 1. Barrichello, 43, who won 11 Grands Prix from 322 starts, says it is up to the experts to decide when data from crash testing proves that a closed-cockpit solution would be safer than an open design. “Only science can show us what is right and what is wrong,” said Barrichello. “Formula 1 always had open cockpits, and we'll have people complaining and people thinking that it's fine to continue. “Actually, motorsport will never be safe. But if we had a recovery vehicle on the track, you can have a cockpit made with whatever –...
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