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FIA launch investigation into unsafe releases
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has said that the governing body will be investigating why there has been a rise in unsafe releases from pit stops. Ferrari's second unsafe release involving Kimi Raikkonen in Bahrain, which broke the leg of one of the Scuderia's mechanics, has proven to be the tipping point for a closer look to see if there is a fundamental issue with pit stops. Ferrari's unsafe releases came after Haas botched pit stops in Australia, while McLaren also had an incident with Fernando Alonso during winter testing. 'It's looking less and less like a coincidence but the two incidences in Melbourne were quite clearly wheelgun operator error,' Whiting told the Formula 1...
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