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Hamilton unfazed by wing failure

Lewis Hamilton says he was unfazed by the front wing failure which prematurely ended his running on the first day of testing.Having just completed his 18th lap, Hamilton went straight on at the first corner and hit the tyre barriers at relatively high speed after his front wing came off the W05. Although unaware of the cause at the time, Hamilton played down the incident.“It all happened too quickly to be honest,” Hamilton said. “The engineers have been asking me lots of questions about it, but it happened very quickly. I got to the end of the straight, I braked and the front of the car was a little bit higher than usual and the car didn't stop, so that was it.”Asked if he had any...
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