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Palmer gets new chassis for Canada after Monaco shunt

Renault has confirmed that Jolyon Palmer will have a new chassis for the Canadian Grand Prix next weekend after his old one was damaged in his Monaco crash. Palmer was an early casualty of the Monte Carlo race, losing control of his RS16 over a zebra crossing under acceleration on Lap 8 and spearing into the wall along the start/finish straight. The car finally came to rest at Ste-Devote after continuing at near-unabated speed and making a secondary impact with the barriers there. While Palmer was unhurt, the monocoque sustained major front-end damage that means it will have to be replaced for the next race in Canada. "Jolyon’s incident means we will use a new chassis for...
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