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Lance Stroll: 'Uncomfortable' set-up changes a factor in crash

Lance Stroll admits he was "very uncomfortable" with his car's new set-up on Saturday before the FP3 crash which contributed to him being last on the grid for his debut race.

Late in final practice Stroll clattered the wall at Turn 10 after losing the rear and sliding wide, something he put down to "snap understeer". That left Williams with a frantic repair job in the two hour gap before qualifying, something which included a gearbox change -- earning the teenager a five-place grid penalty.

The team repaired the car in time for qualifying but Stroll could only qualify 19th in the limited time he had on the circuit, while teammate Felipe Massa finished an impressive seventh, leaving the Canadian rookie reflecting on an opportunity missed.