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Palmer blames "big tailwind" for Malaysia spin
Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer says a tailwind caught him by surprise and caused him to spin at Turn 14 during the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Briton was running 12th, just over a second behind teammate Nico Hulkenberg, when he lost control of his RS17, dropping a position to McLaren's Fernando Alonso. “I think I was quicker [than Hulkenberg],” Palmer told Motorsport.com. “Then I lost it, because I was too close to him in the end. “We saw there was a big tailwind, which is affecting you in the tow, and you’re in the gust. I lost a lot of aero. I turned in pretty much the same as the other laps and suddenly I had no rear. “I struggled with it [that corner] a lot in FP3 with...
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