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Williams: Cause of Latifi fire 'too stupid to talk about'
Williams boss Jost Capito says the brake fire on Friday that cost the team and driver Nicholas Latifi almost an entire day of running was due to a cause that is "too stupid to talk about". Latifi had covered 12 laps in yesterday's session when a fire ignited at the rear of his Williams FW44, sparked by overheating brakes. The Canadian made an attempt to nurse his car back to the pits, but melted suspension components eventually forced him to park his car on the side of the track where marshals extinguished the flames at the rear of the FW44. Capito was reluctant to disclose the exact cause of the brake fire, calling the issue a mere "procedural" problem, although one...
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