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Alonso: Another reason for cockpit protection
After Jenson Button's lucky escape as a drain cover hurtled toward him in practice in Monaco, Fernando Alonso says it is 'another reason' for F1 to introduce cockpit protection. As the drivers put in the laps in Thursday's opening practice in Monte Carlo, Nico Rosberg dislodged a drain cover that went flying into the air. With Button behind him on the track, the Brit had little time to reaction as it hurtled toward him, destroying the right side of his front wing. The Brit admitted he was 'lucky that the drain cover stayed quite low on the ground.' Alonso feels his team-mate's near miss is yet another sign that Formula 1 should press on with plans to introduce cockpit protection. At...
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