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Senna rues clutch problem
21 June 2008Bruno Senna made a flying start from pole position to dominate the early stages of this afternoon's GP2 Series race at Magny-Cours, France, but his victory hopes were compromised when his clutch began to slip after a dozen laps.
"I think that was just plain bad luck," said Senna. "I was pacing myself in the early stages, looking after the car and making sure I didn't work the tyres too hard. The car was handling really well and I thought we were in good shape. The clutch started to slip after about 12 laps, as I changed from fifth to sixth gear, so I began short-shifting and did everything I could not to put the system under too much strain. My lap times were still good, despite the problem, but shortly after my stop the clutch began slipping between fourth and fifth and then it simply packed up altogether."
"This should have been our race," he added. "Even with the problem I was sure I would be able to score a strong points finish, but it wasn't to be. This has left me with a mountain to climb tomorrow, but I'll do what I can to get something from the race."
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