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Palmer caught ‘massively by surprise'
Jolyon Palmer says he was caught 'massively by surprise' when he lost the rear of his RS17 and hit the barrier at the Albert Park circuit. Palmer had the dubious honour of being the first official crasher of the 2017 championship as he lost control of his Renault during Friday's second practice. The Brit lost the back end of the car, spun and smacked into the tyre wall backwards before the car was pulled around also causing front left damage. 'I was on a tidy lap and attacking the last corner I did not think too much of it,' Palmer said. 'I just turned it in, had a bit of understeer and then the car just completely let go in the rear. It caught me massively by surprise, really. 'I felt...
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