F1's pitlane ban: missing the point?
F1's media pitlane ban was billed as a safety measure, but Dieter Rencken argues it both misses the main causes and threatens to impinge on journalistic freedom within the sport
It's a sobering thought that the last three deaths during a grand prix weekend all involved marshals, with two of those - Paolo Ghislimberti, Monza 2000, and Graham Beveridge, Melbourne 2001 - being killed by flying wheels during accidents. In Australia, seven spectators were also injured.
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