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Massa: Car issue causing Williams tyre failures
Felipe Massa's two punctures during first free practice for the Chinese Grand Prix were caused by an issue with the bodywork on the car, rather than a fundamental tyre problem. The Brazilian suffered two dramatic left-rear delaminations during the session, the first pitching him into a spin before a second is believed to have left debris collected by Kevin Magnussen, who would suffer his own left-rear blow-out. Raising concern that the failures were the result of a fundamental Pirelli issue, Massa confirmed to Sky Sports F1 that is seems an issue with the bodywork on the Williams FW38 was the primary cause for the failures. "We had two punctures. Why, I don't know. We are...
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