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FIA put security and safety of team staff on the agenda

The FIA are to discuss ways of improving security of team personnel during races after armed robbers attacked team vehicles in the area where the Interlagos circuit is situated. Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team was one of those involved in the incidents during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, with shots reportedly fired and a gun pointed at the head of one employee travelling in a van outside the circuit late on Friday. Valuables, including passports and mobile phones, were stolen. Pirelli employees were also targeted on Sunday night, leading to the cancellation of a two-day tyre test scheduled for this week. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said it had asked the commercial...
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