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Williams: Drain cover issues ‘not acceptable'

Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Williams' Deputy Team Principal Claire Williams says that the drain cover incident that forced FP1 to be cancelled is ‘not acceptable'. The first practice session in Azerbaijan was cancelled after just twenty minutes, due to a manhole cover becoming loose and destroying the underside of George Russell's Williams as he drove over it. The resultant need for inspections and repairs to the circuit meant the session was forced to be stopped. Speaking to BBC, an irate Claire Williams said that her driver is OK after the incident, but the car isn't: “I haven’t had a chat with George yet but he looks alright from what I can see. The car has got a lot of...
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