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Whiting: Loose drain ‘a bit fatigued’ in Grosjean crash
FIA race director Charlie Whiting says the loose kerb and drain cover needs to be re-welded after suffering too much wear which triggered it to vbe dislodged that caused Romain Grosjean’s scary crash and the premature red flag to FP2. The second free practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix was ended 15 minutes early after a loose drain cover was run over by Grosjean which shredded his right-rear Pirelli tyre that sent him into a nasty collision into the wall at turn 13. Replays showed the drain cover became dislodged after being run over by Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and while Kimi Raikkonen narrowly missed hitting it in the Ferrari an unsighted Grosjean collected the debris with...
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