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Guenther Steiner slams 'not up to standard' circuit after drain cover incident
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has slammed the Sepang International Circuit for not being 'up to standard' after a loose drain cover caused Romain Grosjean to crash out heavily, red-flagging second practice. Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen ran over the drain cover – which was situated within a kerb on the racing line – lifting it slightly. Grosjean then ran over it which caused his right-rear tyre to deflate, spinning him into the barriers. Steiner said the situation was 'unacceptable' and believes it could have been far worse than it was. 'In my opinion things like this in 2017 should not happen on a permanent circuit, they shouldn’t happen on any circuit,'...
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