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Button in lucky escape after hitting drain cover
The extent of Jenson Button's lucky escape from a more serious incident emerged after first practice for the Monaco Grand Prix when images of the drain cover he hit emerged on social media. The McLaren driver badly damaged his front wing after striking the drain cover at the exit of Ste. Devote at the end of the session. It appeared that Nico Rosberg had pulled the cover up after running over it, puncturing the left rear wheel of his Mercedes in the process. It was not immediately clear in the wake of the incident what Button had hit, but photos of the broken cover soon emerged. The size of the piece of metal was substantial, and the fact that it was flying around will likely renew the...
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