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Pit stop error won't happen again after process change - Renault

Renault have blamed 'human error' for Jolyon Palmer's second pit stop at the British Grand Prix, which saw him leave with just three wheels on his car, and the team insist it won't happen again following a change to their pit stop process. During the Briton's second stop, he was given the green light to leave despite the fact only three wheels had been fitted to his car. He was handed a ten-second penalty for an 'unsafe release' which, combined with the time lost being pushed back to his pit box, cost him more than a minute. 'It was human error,' explained team principal Frederic Vasseur. 'As a team pit stops are conducted and practiced repeatedly but there is no pit...
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