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Alonso says drivers may need 'X-rated' solutions for tear-off ban

Fernando Alonso says F1 drivers may have to resort to placing their visor tear-offs in some 'X-rated' locations, ahead of a ban on them being thrown on to the track coming into force at the Monaco Grand Prix. In a bid to prevent cars being forced to retire from races because visor tear-offs were getting stuck in brake ducts, the FIA said in Australia it was going to enforce a regulation that forbid drivers from discarding them on track. But following concerns from teams about the matter, the enforcement was delayed until Spain, and then put back again to this weekend. With teams and drivers still unsure about exactly what they will do, Alonso suggested on Wednesday that there may have to be...
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