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Istanbul Circuit says dog incident could happen again

During Sunday's GP2 race Bruno Senna hit a dog and was forced to retire due to the heavy damage. The dog was killed due to the incident and after the race many wondered why a modern track such as the one in Istanbul can not prevent dogs from entering the track. The organisers now have said though it took all possible measures to manage the problem, but can not guarantee it won't ever happen again.

The track organisers told Reuters about the incident: "We take very seriously the matter of track safety, we took all possible measures to manage the problem and we cooperated with the FIA race director throughout the grand prix.

"We regret the incident involving Bruno Senna's car and we are far from complacent about it but, with the best will in the world, it isn't possible to eradicate the problem altogether."

According to the authorities the problem is a general problem to do with the location of the track. "Unfortunately they are more noticeably prevalent at the circuit during the grand prix week, attracted we think by the various catering units that competitors bring with them. As in past years, the circuit operator took as many precautions as possible to police the 2,500,000 sqm circuit and its 8km perimeter with a team of vets on site to catch any dogs and to relocate them.

"But this is of itself a dangerous task because some of these dogs are feared to carry rabies and appropriate precautions need to be taken."

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