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Start "upset" key to beating Mercedes - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel said it was crucial to his Bahrain Grand Prix victory bid to “upset” the Mercedes Formula 1 team by getting between its cars at the start. The Ferrari driver took his second win of the season at the Sakhir track, jumping Lewis Hamilton for second at the first corner, and getting ahead of Valtteri Bottas for the lead by being the first frontrunning car to make a pitstop. Vettel then had to fend off a late-race charge from Hamilton, who was chasing him down from 20 seconds adrift after a final pitstop that included a five-second penalty for the Mercedes driver for slowing Daniel Ricciardo at the pit entry under safety car conditions. “It was crucial for us to get...
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