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Film shows Chilton's escape during crash
A remarkable film has emerged showing how close Marussia driver Max Chilton came to serious injury during a crash in Sunday's British Grand Prix. The picture shows a tyre from Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari flying past the Marussia driver's head in the course of the Finn's crash on the first lap. Chilton said: 'I was saved by a matter of inches. I'm lucky to be here, to be honest, it was quite frightening.' The mandatory tethers that retain the wheels all worked, but two of Raikkonen's tyres came off as the wheels broke. Chilton questioned the angle of the barrier that Raikkonen hit. It angles in towards the track because it goes around a bridge. Raikkonen lost control when the car hit the bump...
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