Button calls for closed cockpits after Wilson death


McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain signs autographs in the pit lane ahead of the weekend's Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Jenson Button has called for Formula One to introduce closed cockpits as soon as possible after the death in America of British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson.

Once a strong supporter of cockpits remaining open, the 2009 world champion said Wilson's fatal crash last month had forced a change of mind.

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