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Sandwich wrapper thwarts Alonso's return
A discarded sandwich wrapper that got inside his rear brake duct ended Fernando Alonso's hopes of a possible points finish in Bahrain. The Spaniard, who at one point was running seventh, was forced to retire just three laps after his second stop when he found his rear brakes were overheating. Called into the pits to retire, it was subsequently discovered that a discarded sandwich wrapped had become trapped in the rear brake duct. 'Both cars made a good start and gained some places on the first lap,' said Marcin Budkowski, 'with Fernando holding firm in the top ten. 'After his first stop we had a small issue that forced us to reduce the performance of the car,' he continued, 'then after the...
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