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Race Director explains decision to race without helicopter
Race Direction came under a lot of scrutiny on Sunday in Japan with their decision to allow the race to be held without the availability of a medical air ambulance. Coming just 24 hours after Alex de Angelis suffered a serious crash that required the San Marino rider to be airlifted to hospital the risks of racing without the helicopter were magnified. On Sunday Race Director Mike Webb sat down with MCN to explain the decision making process for electing to opt for road transport to hospital in case of a serious incident. The Australian stressed that at no point were regulations changed to allow the race to be completed without the availability of the chopper and that at all times the...
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