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Ericsson ruled out of FP2 after fiery accident

Marcus Ericsson will play no part in second practice for the French Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. The Swede crashed out in the final minutes of FP1 when he lost the rear-end of the Sauber on entry to turn 11 at Beausset, immediately after the fast Signes corner. The car snapped around and ran backwards over the high-drag safety strips which slowed it down before it impacted the tyre barrier. Even so it was a heavy impact at an awkward angle. More significantly, the crash ruptured fuel lines in the C37 and the back end of the car caught fire. The session was red flagged with a little over three minutes remaining, and not restarted. Ericsson was initially unaware of this as the rear view...
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