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Grosjean undone by brake-by-wire woes

Romain Grosjean has revealed that it was Haas' brake-by-wire issues that caused his red flags during Thursday's running in Spain. The Haas driver was responsible for three stoppages on the penultimate day of testing as he struggled to keep his VF-16 on the track. His first red flag was for beaching the car in the gravel at Turn 4 as he locked up, the second took place at Turn 1 as he spun the car while the final stoppage was the result of the car grinding to a halt late in the afternoon at Turn 10. Explaining what happened at Turn 1, the Frenchman admitted that his earlier incident at Turn 4 had rocked his confidence which led to him braking too early. He said: '[It was like] someone...
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