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Williams thinks bump caused Bottas' suspension problem

Williams suspects that a bump on the Yas Marina circuit was to blame for the suspension problem that put Valtteri Bottas out of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Bottas had gone in to the F1 finale hoping to help his team wrest fourth place in the constructors' championship from rivals Force India. Although teammate Felipe Massa was able to score two points in his final F1 race, Bottas was forced out early on with a rear suspension problem. Technical chief Pat Symonds said that initial data analysis had suggested the problem was the result of the track surface rather than any contact with another car or a kerb. "We saw a big bump," explained Symonds. "We think it's probably similar...
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