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Red Bull suspects brake-by-wire failure caused Verstappen retirement 

Red Bull believes a brake-by-wire failure ultimately caused Max Verstappen’s retirement from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.  Verstappen had run as high as third during Sunday’s race and became engaged in a thrilling wheel-to-wheel battle with Kimi Raikkonen before falling behind the Ferrari driver after running wide at Chapel.  The Dutchman later dropped out of the points with a spin under braking at Vale and was later seen pulling over to the side of the track along the Wellington Straight after becoming stuck in first gear.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  “It looks like a suspected BBW, the brake by wire system we have,” Horner explained. “So that in turn caused him to...
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