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Claire Williams calls FP1 incident ‘not acceptable'
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams was left fuming after a loose drain cover caused serious damage to George Russell's car. It was Russell's first lap of the session around the Baku City Circuit, but that proved to be his last after his FW42 sucked up a drain cover which smashed the underside of the car to pieces. The disintegrating Williams would shut down and grind to a halt, as did FP1 which would not be restarted with over 300 manhole covers requiring checks. To make matters worse, the recovery truck carrying Russell's car would strike a bridge over the track, causing hydraulic fuel from the crane to pour all over the stricken Williams. Speaking to the BBC, Williams said:...
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