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Williams shine despite brake problem

Rob Smedley, Williams performance chief, has confirmed that Valtteri Bottas's race was impeded by a significant brake problem. The Finn, who eventually finished in fifth, two places behind his team-mate Felipe Massa, spent much of the first stint of the race behind the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg, finally passing him on lap 26.  This eventually caused his brakes to overheat later in the race, leading the Williams driver to have to lift and coast as the race wound down.  He still managed to finish 10.4 seconds in front of Hulkenberg however.  Smedley knew exactly what had caused the problem.  'Following Hulkenberg so closely for a large proportion of the race -...
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