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Chilton: Death of Jules hit me hard

Despite two recent tragedies, very close to home, former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton is pressing ahead with his career in motor racing. Chilton was the late Jules Bianchi's teammate at Marussia when the Frenchman suffered his ultimately fatal crash at Suzuka in late 2014. The Briton says he still 'cannot watch' the footage of the incident. 'Jules' death hit me hard,' Chilton told the Sun newspaper. 'Our car was the least performing car on that grid – the least amount of downforce – and I had a moment on that corner. It could have been either of us.' Now, 24-year-old Chilton is moving to America's premier open wheeler series Indycar, where last year fellow Briton Justin...
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