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Broken fixing caused Massa's woes in qualifying
A broken fixing within the turbo wastegate of his Mercedes Formula 1 engine was the cause of Felipe Massa's qualifying woes at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Williams driver failed to make it out of Q1 in Montreal after complaining about a lack of power. Subsequent investigation by his team confirmed where the issue was, and that a simple parts replacement should cure his issue for the race. Williams head of performance Rob Smedley explained: "It was the fixing within the wastegate mechanism of the turbocharger that failed. So it will be changed for tomorrow. "That was the physical reason and it effectively meant in very, very simple terms that he didn't have any power. "It was...
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