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Originally Posted by Tobra
Mr Higgins, the manhole cover was not bolted to the ground. Seems much more plausible the car bottomed out than suction pulled it out of the ground. If that is the story, the problem is fault of the car, rather than the course. If it was my car, I know what story I would be telling
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The story was quite well covered at the time. The manhole cover was loose. The agreement between the FIA and the Baku race organizers was that Baku securely fasten them down before the race weekend. They missed one. Leclerc actually drove over it before Russel hit it, so I was mistaken as to which car lifted it from its perch. Leclerc somehow avoided damage, but Russel's Williams had to be replaced for the race. It was reported that aero suction under the car is what lifted it. Neither car had bottomed over it.