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Williams ends day two running early after Stroll spin

Williams has been forced to curtail its running on the second day of Formula 1's pre-season test running in Barcelona after a spin for rookie driver Lance Stroll during the morning session. Stroll, 18, enjoyed his first public F1 running this morning behind the wheel of the Williams FW40, but suffered a spin at Turn 9 that caused damage to the car. Although the accident was 'entirely innocuous,' according to head of performance engineering Rob Smedley, parts need to be returned to Williams' factory in England, forcing the team to end its day two running prematurely. 'Lance was on lap six of his second run when he had a spin. The grip was particularly low and so he spun and went...
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