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INDYCAR: Chilton fears track safety could deter other F1 drivers from IndyCar switch

Max Chilton believes that more drivers will follow him from F1 into IndyCar in coming years, although he warns that some might be dissuaded by lower track safety standards in the U.S. Chilton spent two years in F1 with Marussia before dovetailing a Nissan LMP1 program with a part-time Indy Lights deal in 2015, and will move into IndyCar full-time this year at the wheel of Ganassi's No.8 entry. The Briton is the first F1 driver to move across to IndyCar since Rubens Barrichello in 2012, and said that he believes that perceptions over track safety could be the only barrier for others. "Yes, [more could come] if certain things are looked at," he said. "There's certain things I...
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