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Nigel Mansell says F1 cars like 'Christmas on sticks' for Lewis Hamilton and his rivals

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F1 circuits have become 'sterilised' in recent times.When the 1992 world champion began his F1 career, it wasn't uncommon for drivers to suffer fatal accidents or be seriously injured.

However, following the darkest weekend in the sport’s history at Imola in 1994, when Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger both lost their lives, rules were tightened up to ensure both tracks and cars were much safer.There was been one fatality since then in F1 with Jules Bianchi losing his life following a crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

He may have been saved by the Halo, the head protection device which was introduced in 2018.READ MORE: Max Verstappen branded 'cannibal' amid Michael Schumacher comparisonMansell has welcomed the vast improvements to safety but believes many iconic tracks have become “sterilised” with huge run-off areas, meaning drivers feel they can take more risks.“The shockwave went through all the circuits throughout the world and they were sterilised,” he said in a filmed interview with Adrian Flux, headline sponsor of The Classic at Silverstone where Mansell’s F1 world title-winning car from 30 years ago was part of an interactive display.“So all the fast, dangerous corners were taken away - they were obliterated, which was a great shame.

A lot of the fast corners now you’ve got these enormous run-off areas, the kerbs are very small. You can make a mistake and drive off the circuit and drive straight back on.Do you agree with Nigel Mansell?

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