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Swiss firm wants helicopter to recover cars

– Swiss helicopter firm Air Zermatt has proposed that F1 cars should be recovered by a helicopter, to avoid a repeat of accidents such as Jules Bianchi's at the Japanese Grand Prix.Air Zermatt has long proposed the idea of retrieving cars from the air, with governing body the FIA granting it permission to conduct an initial test at the 2005 A1 Grand Prix weekend in Dubai.Following successful vehicle recoveries, Air Zermatt had hoped to carry out evaluations at a Formula 1 test, but the company claims its request for further action has not been answered.Bianchi remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital after colliding with a recovery vehicle at Suzuka, which had been...
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