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Button: Death shouldn't happen at this time in motorsport
Jenson Button has called for Formula 1 to introduce closed cockpits as soon as possible after the death in America of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson. Once a strong supporter of cockpits remaining open, the 2009 world champion said Wilson's fatal crash last month had forced a change of mind. 'This [death] just shouldn't happen at this time in motorsport. It's not the 70s, you know, we should know better,' the McLaren driver told reporters at Monza ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. 'I was one of many drivers that said: This is open cockpit racing, it should stay as open cockpit racing. But I think we've all had enough now. 'It's time to do something serious about it, not just...
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