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Palmer says he "had no chance" in FP2 crash

Renault Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer said he "had no chance" to save the FP2 crash that ended his Friday running at the Australian Grand Prix early. Palmer lost the rear of his car at the final corner on his second flying lap in FP2, and slammed backwards into the tyre wall on the outside before being pulled around into the wall and damaging the front left. Asked by Motorsport.com to explain the crash, Palmer said: "I just turned it in, had a bit of understeer and the car really let go on the rear. "It caught me massively by surprise. I was on a tidy lap and attacking the last corner, didn't think too much of it, and the rear just went. "I had no chance. It's the...
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