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Russell calls for cockpit standardisation in F1

Williams F1 driver George Russell has said that he would like to see minimum cockpit dimensions introduced into the sport's regulations. Russell believes that the current situation favours smaller drivers, since car designers are eager to get their hands on any extra space they can claw back from small driver safety cells. That's a disadvantage to the 21-year-old Briton, who at 185cm (just over six foot one inch) is one of the tallest drivers on the grid this season. Mercedes and Russell top final day of Bahrain test "There are benefits if you’re a smaller driver," he explained. "[Designers can] cram everything tighter so you’ve got more room to do whatever you want. You...
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