Ghana Aviation Authority sources said they suspect brake failure may have contributed to that crash.

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Ghana Aviation Authority sources said that they suspect a brake failure in the plane may have been a contributing factor.

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However, disaster struck on lap 26 when a brake failure forced the German's car onto the gravel and out of the race.

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Failure to illuminate the brake lights or disengage cruise control could increase the risk of a crash, while disabling the brake-transmission interlock could result in the vehicle rolling away, it added.

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Summing up at the inquest Mr Ridley said the front brake suffered a "complete catastrophic failure" due to the pinch bolt "more likely than not being sufficiently tight" and causing the cantilever not to function at all.

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