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Palmer frustrated by 'unbelievable' tyre wear

– Renault driver Jolyon Palmer says "unbelievable" tyre wear hampered his efforts during the final Grand Prix of the year in Abu Dhabi, even before a clash with Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr.Palmer progressed through to Q2 for the third time in four events and moved up to 11th at the start, before briefly running inside the top 10 when Valtteri Bottas retired.However, excessive tyre wear compromised his progress and he was forced onto a three-stop strategy, prior to clipping the back of Sainz Jr.'s STR11 at Turn 17.Palmer was handed a five-second time drop for instigating the collision, as well as two penalty points, and came home as the final classified finisher in 17th...
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