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Frustrated Massa says FP1 crash “nothing to do with me”
Felipe Massa has explained the DRS malfunction that caused the rear wing of his Williams to stay open under braking, which caused him to crash heavily in Montreal this morning. Massa went off at the first corner of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve early in the morning session, and went rear-first into the barrier on the right. “The accident was nothing to do with me,” said the Brazilian. “It was a problem with the rear wing, the DRS. “When I braked I even switched it off myself before the braking, manually, but it didn't close. So when I braked the DRS was almost 100% open and I had no grip in the rear, so that's why I crashed. “It was also the first time that we tried this rear...
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