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Relief as Formula 1 survives scary weekend at Spa

Formula 1 can count its lucky stars after Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg escaped unscathed from high-speed tyre blowouts at the Belgian Grand Prix. Had the incidents involving Germany's top two current drivers happened moments earlier, the sport could have been heading for a very dark place indeed so soon after the death of French racer Jules Bianchi. Bianchi's demise, nine months after he suffered severe head injuries in a Japanese Grand Prix crash last October, put safety back in the spotlight and the dramatic events at Spa raised more concern. 'Things like that are not allowed to happen. Full stop. If it happened 200 metres earlier, I am not standing here now,' said four times world...
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