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Hamilton insists he's unfazed by brake failure
Lewis Hamilton insisted he is unfazed by the brake failure which struck him during his first day of running for Mercedes at Jerez. Hamilton had completed just 15 laps when a hydraulic problem led to a rear brake failure under braking for turn six. The problem occurred at 260kph and, although the front brakes were able to slow the car to 60kph by the time it impacted with the barriers, Hamilton explained that it was immediately clear there had been a failure. "I hit the brake and for a split second it was working and then the pedal just went straight down and wouldn't work anymore, and then I just had to brace for impact," Hamilton said. "Not really [a big impact] - it didn't...
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