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Bottas reveals rear-wing stall caused massive scare

Valtteri Bottas has revealed a rear-wing stall caused his huge 350km/h spin at Mexico City’s Turn 1 during Friday's second practice session. Bottas had just hit the brakes, which closed his Williams car's DRS flap, but the rear wing failed to provide the expected level of downforce, causing him to spin around and clatter against the concrete wall – travelling backwards for about 100 metres. Amazingly, only the nose and front wing of Bottas' car was damaged, and he was able to rejoin the session after repairs. "It was really sudden, we found it was a rear-wing stall under braking," Bottas told Motorsport.com. "I was pretty surprised, obviously. I didn't know if the brakes...
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