Valtteri Bottas has shrugged off an incident in which he lost the right-hand sidepod of his Williams in practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, insisting that it won't be a major problem for the team. Both the Finn and team-mate Felipe Massa suffered the problem in opening practice at Yas Marina, although the Brazilian was able to return to the pit before losing any bodywork. Bottas was not as fortunate, however, leaving a large chunk of carbon-fibre on track after it was torn from the car at speed. Despite losing time while repairs were effected, however, the Finn insisted that it had not been a major setback for Williams, which also suffered an issue with its bodywork at Silverstone back...
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