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Williams to seek compensation for drain cover damage

In the wake of the incident in FP1, which Kimi Raikkonen says made the sport look like amateurs, Williams boss, Claire Williams has admitted that her team will be seeking compensation. 'There clearly should be some recompense,' she told Sky Sports shortly after incident in which a loose manhole cover was 'sucked up' by Russell's car causing extensive damage to the rear of the FW42 and the session to be abandoned. Such was the damage that the Grove outfit had to give Russell a new chassis, a move which, according to the rules, excluded him from the day's second session. 'We are an independent team,' Williams continued, 'and we have a very strict budget to control and things like this you...
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