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Vettel charge ends in bizarre cool-down shunt with Stroll

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel limited the damage to his F1 title bid by finishing fourth from the back of the grid in Malaysia, but ended his day on three wheels after a bizarre clash with Williams rookie Lance Stroll on the cool-down lap. After the race, Vettel moved to the right of Stroll at the Turn 5 left hander where the cars touched. Vettel’s car was launched into the air, wrecking its left-rear wheel and forcing him to a halt and raising the spectre of gearbox damage. He was given a ride back to the pits by Pascal Wehrlein’s Sauber. “Is that possible?” asked Vettel over the radio. “Stroll is not looking where he is going. He completely shunted into my car. I mean,...
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