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Ericsson explains embarrassing exit

Marcus Ericsson has revealed why he suffered an embarrassing crash when trying to overtake the Safety Car at the Monaco Grand Prix. Ericsson went straight into the wall at Sainte Devote, which caused plenty of problems in the race as the tarmac began to break away on the exit. But Ericsson's misfortunate was down to a very common issue. 'I had some issues with the brakes,' Ericsson told Motorsport.com. 'Before the safety car period started, the brakes were overheating quite a bit. 'Under the safety car, and going really slow, they went really hot. The brake pedal started to get longer and longer and longer and I couldn't use the brakes. –– ADVERTISEMENT ––  ...
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