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Former Indycar driver and motorsport safety innovator Bill Simpson has died following a stroke. His earlier drag racing exploits first triggered his interest in safety after a severe crash in 1958 left him with two broken arms. That led to his BMW’s Bruno Spengler will call time on a 15-year DTM career to switch to the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2020, but will remain with the manufacturer. Spengler notably won the DTM title in 2012 and he has contested 195 DTM races, winning 16. His last victory came at the Norisring earlier this year, with Spengler one of only three BMW drivers to win during a difficult 2019 campaign that has led the manufacturer to review its set-up. Spengler will now race for BMW Team RLL in an M8 GTE and joins the IMSA programme following a trying season in the category for BMW…