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BERLIN, Germany - Reigning Formula 1 team Mercedes has proposed a new solution to the ever-present problem of cockpit protection.
Canopies and roll-cages have been discussed at length behind closed doors since the fatal accident of F2 racer Henry Surtees, and the serious injuries sustained by Felipe Massa when he was a Ferrari driver in 2009.
The issue then returned to the top of the agenda late last year, when the now stricken Jules Bianchi's helmeted head hit the underside of a trackside recovery during the 2014 Japanese GP.