Former Mercedes and Ferrari team principals Ross Brawn and Stefano Domenicali "are among a group of senior figures who will start work next week on improving safety in Formula One in the wake of Jules Bianchi’s horrific accident," according to Daniel Johnson of the London TELEGRAPH. FIA President Jean Todt "ordered the creation of the commission after Bianchi crashed into a recovery tractor at high speed during the rain-soaked Japanese Grand Prix." Brawn and Domenicali "are among 10 experts who will present their full recommendations to the next meeting of the World Motor Sport Council" in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 3. They "will be joined by Emerson Fittipaldi, the two-time drivers’ champion, and Alex Wurz, the incoming head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association." It will be chaired by FIA Safety Commission President Peter Wright. However, Charlie Whiting, the F1 race director of nearly 20 years who is credited with "dramatically improving safety" with others in the wake of Ayrton Senna’s death in '94, "is not on the panel." The FIA said, “The group will carry out a full review of the accident to gain a better understanding of what happened, and will propose new measures to reinforce safety at circuits, with recommendations to be made for the FIA president" (TELEGRAPH, 10/20).
