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Massa: Radio ban an incentive for teams to ‘make things easier’

 XPB Images Felipe Massa believes the new-for-2016 restrictions on radio communications should encourage Formula One teams to “make things easier” for the drivers. The FIA decided on the fresh clampdown ahead of the current campaign in a bid to give the pilots more decision-making power, following complaints that they were spoon-fed too much information over the airwaves. The topic was put back in the spotlight two weeks ago in Baku where Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated at his inability to receive help from his team to solve engine settings problems. Massa, whose Williams FW38 is fitted with the same Mercedes power unit as the Briton, explains why he welcomes the ban. “I...
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