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Software glitch costs Hamilton dear
While a so-called 'party mode' on the Mercedes engine helped Lewis Hamilton to a stunning pole in yesterday's qualifying session, the Briton and his team were left feeling somewhat flat following today's Australian Grand Prix after a software glitch cost the world champion almost certain victory. The Briton was comfortably leading the race and had just pitted in reaction to Kimi Raikkonen's stop when Romain Grosjean became the second Haas driver in as many laps to suffer a loose wheel following his sole pit stop. The Frenchman parked the car by the side of the track necessitating the deployment of the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) at which point Sebastian Vettel and a number of other drivers...
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