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Williams duo to start British GP from pitlane after qualifying issues

The Williams pairing of Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll will start the British Grand Prix from the pitlane after the team brought the cars out of Parc Ferme to find a solution to their problems. During qualifying both drivers were suffering from an aerodynamic stall which was causing problems with rear end stability as the DRS flap became reattached to the newly designed rear wing. This, in turn, caused both drivers to spin off during their runs in qualifying with Stroll going off first and ended up buried deep in the gravel at Brooklands as he tried to get a time on the board. Later in the session, Sirotkin went off at Stowe but was able to rescue himself after his rear tyres landed in...
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