This fear of being blamed along with the driver has given particular force to the new laws.
The students then pile on and force the driver to take them, for free, to their university, some 15km (nine miles) away on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Congo's squalid capital.
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Although Renault have said they are also considering former Force India driver Vitantonio Liuzzi, and intend to give third driver Bruno Senna some time in the car on Sunday, they made it clear that if Heidfeld impressed them on Saturday, the drive was his.
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Force India test driver Vitantonio Liuzzi said the tires were "amazing", providing excellent grip compared to the grooved tires currently used.
The force said the BMW driver chased the motorcyclist after he was shot at.
Di Resta took his first steps in F1 last season when he was signed as Force India's reserve driver, taking part in eight first practice sessions.
Research is being done on autonomous braking technology, which can stop a car when other vehicles or obstacles get too close, and lane-keeping support, which applies a correcting force through the steering if the driver drifts out of their lane.
Vitantonio Liuzzi earned two points for the Mercedes-powered Force India team with ninth, and former Brawn driver Rubens Barrichello took the final point with 10th on debut for Williams.
It could be that being a risk-taker drives you to play more games, or that some external force makes you both play games AND be an unsafe driver.
The most noteworthy incident of the day occurred when British driver James Rossiter was involved in an accidental collision with one of his Force India mechanics, who thankfully escaped any serious injuries.
Aviva has called for a new process that would force victims to put their claims directly to the insurer of the driver who caused the crash.
Also knocked out in the opening drives were Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil of Force India, Honda's Rubens Barrichello and Williams's Japanese driver Kazuki Nakajima.
It wants to see a new process that would force whiplash victims to put their claims directly to the insurer of the driver who caused the crash.
"An F1 car is like a fighter jet the technology, the G-force, the quickness, " said Scott Speed, the last American driver to compete in F1 (2007), who has since competed in Nascar.
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Hamilton, who also slipped back in the confused situation, picked his way through to a distant third behind Alonso and Williams driver Rosberg before the race was given yet more added drama when Adrian Sutil crashed his Force India car to set up another safety car situation.
Force India's Paul di Resta secured an impressive fourth position ahead of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg and Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen.
Di Resta signed for Force India in January after winning the team's support last season as their reserve driver.
Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo put in a strong performance for a career-best seventh place, finishing ahead of Force India's Paul di Resta, Lotus' Romain Grosjean and Hulkenberg.
He dropped out of college, was discharged from the Air Force prematurely and has held a series of odd jobs ranging from airport baggage handler to truck driver.
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