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How safe are F1 cars?
Modern Formula 1 cars are incredibly safe, designed with advanced carbon fibre composites that absorb massive amounts of energy in a crash. Components like the nose cone and wings are engineered to break away, dissipating impact forces and protecting the driver in the survival cell, as seen in Bottas's incident.
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