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Button's Q1 exit caused by loose wing

– Jenson Button has revealed that a loose rear wing endplate led to his exit from the first stage of qualifying for the British Grand Prix.Button lost the piece of bodywork midway through his first lap, with mechanics unable to fix it in time to send him back out for another run.Button is set to start the race from 17th position."It hasn't been a lucky weekend for me so far," said Button."One of the rear-wing endplates became detached from the floor on my first flying lap in Q1, and the rear end of the car slowly deteriorated for the remainder of the lap."It happened into Turn 8, which is where the high-speed corners start, and where you need downforce, so I'm...
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