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Wurz claims FIA ignored GPDA calls for new barrier after 51G crash

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Grand Prix Drivers' Association Chairman Alex Wurz says "no research in the world" could convince him that the Miami International Autodrome would not have been made safer had organisers installed a Tecpro barrier at Turn 14. The corner was the scene of two big accidents during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, with Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon both sustaining minor injuries. Ocon's 51G shunt left him heading to the Medical Centre for checks, while Sainz complained of neck problems throughout the remainder of the weekend. Wurz has explained that the GPDA were involved in discussions with the FIA about the governing body's...
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