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Force India modifies suspension after Perez crash

Force India will run in FP3 after modifying its suspension following Sergio Perez's crash on Friday.

Perez crashed heavily when his right rear suspension failed exited Turn 11, pitching him to the wall where damage sustained to the front right wheel saw the car roll. Perez was unhurt in the incident, but both Force India drivers sat out FP2 as the team undertook an investigation in to the issue.

On Saturday morning the team confirmed it found the cause of the failure and has modified the car to be safe to run in final practice.

"It's been a very busy time between the end of FP1 and now, but we're ready to start a new day here in Hungary!" Force India tweeted. "Some really good news from the garage: the cause of yesterday's issue was identified and a solution put in place overnight...this means we'll be back in action for FP3, resuming our Hungarian GP weekend!"

Perez himself admitted he was "a bit scared" by the incident after he was left upside down on the circuit.

Click here for a gallery of Sergio Perez's crash in FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.