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Jean Todt talks motorsport safety at Watkins Lecture

Autosport International – The FIA President gave a lecture on motorsport safety at the Autosport show at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday. Jean Todt addressed the issue of motorsport safety during his Watkins Lecture, named after former F1 Medical & Safety Delegate Professor Sid Watkins. “When I started my career I was probably didn’t know the meaning of risk,” Todt acknowledged. “When you are young and you start something you are passionate and you don’t feel it can be risky. Over 50 years, things have improved – safety belts have increased [their] performance. When I started I did not like to wear a safety belt. Now I will not get in a car without everyone in a...
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