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Kvyat against closed cockpits despite potential danger

After the sad death of Justin Wilson in an Indycar race renewed a debate in F1 about closed cockpits or other cockpit protection, Daniil Kvyat said that it is racing's nature that unfortunate things will happen as a result of its danger. "Racing is dangerous, that's unfortunate," Kvyat said.  "It's always a sad thing," he said of Wilson's death which was caused by flying debris from another accident, which struck his head.  But Kyvat said that he started in motor racing knowing that danger was in its nature: "I started the sport with scars here and scars there, I know that it's not a safe sport," he added, pointing at scars on his...
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