PARIS: Formula One drivers will in future not be permitted to race without the HANS safety device, as Ferraris Rubens Barrichello did at Sundays Malaysian Grand Prix, the sport's governing body told teams on Tuesday.
Race stewards agreed to let Barrichello break the sporting regulations and race without the controversial system after he asked for a one-off dispensation because he was suffering from a small hernia.
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