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Caterham confirm Kobayashi’s Russian retirement due to ‘safety concerns’
Caterham F1 Team Principal Manfredi Ravetto has come out to deny the apparent claims of lead driver Kamui Kobayashi and members of the press that the Japanese driver was instructed to retire from the Russian Grand Prix with a healthy car to save on engine mileage.
The recently appointed Team Principal insisted that Kobayashi’s car was showing signs of having a braking issue, so it was for safety concerns that the team retired the car.
“I was very surprised to hear Kamui referring to some mileage-saving instruction coming from the team's management,” said Ravetto. “We saw via telemetry that there was a potential issue with the brakes and we decided to avoid any risks. Kamui...
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