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FIA to investigate unsafe releases

In the wake of a number of recent examples of unsafe release, the most high-profile being that during last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, which saw a Ferrari mechanic seriously injured and resulted in the Italian team being fined 50,000 euros, the FIA is to launch an investigation. Earlier in the same weekend, Kimi Raikkonen, who was involved in Sunday's incident, was unsafely released, his car stopping out on track shortly after with a loose wheel, while in the space of a couple of laps in Melbourne both Haas drivers were eliminated from the race as a result of loose wheels, the second incident bringing about the Virtual Safety Car period that saw Sebastian Vettel use to his advantage....
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