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Haas Reveal DRS Caused Grosjean’s Free Practice Off at Silverstone
Guenther Steiner revealed that Romain Grosjean’s practice crash at Silverstone at Abbey was the result of the Frenchman switching off his Drag Reduction System (DRS) too late, which caused him to lose the rear of his VF-18 and hit the barrier. The damage was significant enough for Grosjean to miss the second session on Friday afternoon as his Haas F1 Team mechanics changed the chassis of the car, meaning across the two sessions he completed only twelve laps, although he was seventh fastest in that opening session. “Romain switched off his DRS a little bit too late on his second fast lap and he lost grip in the rear, because he lost downforce, basically, and he spun out and hit the...
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