The Motorsport Safety Foundation has posted the results of its latest survey, which tackled the hot-button topic of open-wheel cockpits and how to improve safety in the wake of recent driver fatalities.The survey polled fans, drivers and safety workers on the their views of the prospective safety hazards of closed...

Formula 1 driver Jenson Button says the time has come for closed cockpits to be introduced to open-wheel racing following the death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson.Wilson was struck by debris from a crashed car during the Pocono IndyCar race last month. Force India's Nico Hulkenberg, who has recent experience...

ABOVE: The Red Bull X1 – Adrian Newey's version of what an regulated formula might look like – included a cockpit canopy. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is open to the idea of closed cockpits following the accident that cost Jules Bianchi his life.With Bianchi losing his nine-month battle...

Related StoriesFormula 1's top teams rejected a move by the FIA last year to introduce closed cockpits because they felt the structures would make cars look "shockingly ugly."While Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese Grand Prix has served to re-open the debate about drivers having better head protection, it has...

Related StoriesWilliams performance chief Rob Smedley says it would be technically straightforward to introduce closed cockpits into Formula 1, should the sport decide to in the wake of Jules Bianchi's accident.Marussia F1 driver Bianchi suffered a serious head injury after crashing into a recovery vehicle in the closing stages of...