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Verstappen undone by brake-by-wire issue

A possible brake-by-wire failure put Max Verstappen out of Sunday's British GP; that's according to team boss Christian Horner. Verstappen's chances of scoring solid points on Sunday came to an end on lap 48. Battling Kimi Raikkonen after the second of two Safety Car restarts, the Dutchman spun at Club and fell to sixth. Shortely after he retired from the race. Team boss Christian Horner told Motorsport Week that a brake-by-wire issued 'caused him to spin into the left hander. 'We damaged the clutch from that point and therefore the car ended up stuck in gear. A shame because he’d driven a hard race.' As for Ricciardo, he rued yet another weekend where Lady Luck did not shine down on...
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