Team principal Christian Horner revealed that the contact had caused damage to Vettel's car, but the lack of radio contact made it impossible to communicate with him.

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Bourdais was penalized during the race for avoidable contact, but the damage was done.

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In a brief interview with Forbes on Sunday night, Liquipel President Danny McPhail explained how his company can protect your mobile device from the damage caused by brief contact with water or other liquids.

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If strikeouts were rising across the board, they reasoned, why not acquire the players who inflict the maximum damage when they do make contact?

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It can injure the eyes and skin on contact, and, if inhaled, can damage the lungs.

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So this led the administration to do some more damage control, saying the Rove was not the first contact, and that Rove simply was contacted by the Salvation Army, and then passed along the request to the Budget office.

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Absorption through the skin would be even less concerning, and contact from the powdery subtance on the skin would likely lead to much less damage overall.

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The contact damaged Vautier's wing, and although Power seemed to escape major damage, his car stalled as he tried to pull away after the service stop.

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