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Williams fears serious damage to FW42 after 'unacceptable' incident
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams confirmed that the drain cover incident suffered by George Russell at the start of FP1 had inflicted serious damage to the Brit's FW42. A replay of the incident showed that Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had barely missed the manhole cover but Russell raced over it at high speed, permanently dislodging the heavy cover which then slammed into the Williams' underside. First free practice in Baku abandoned after manhole drama! Needless to say, the unfortunate disaster won't help Williams' already problematic state of affairs. "I haven’t had a chat with George yet, he looks alright from what I can see," Williams told the BBC. "I think...
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