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Vettel claims F1 drivers are manipulating VSC

Sebastian Vettel believes it is possible for Formula 1 drivers to abuse the Virtual Safety Car system, suggesting some have been manipulating it during races. The Ferrari driver fell 17 points behind championship leader Lewis Hamilton after finishing fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix, having lost two positions when switching onto a two-stop strategy under the VSC.  Following the race, Vettel criticised the VSC system because he is convinced that drivers are able to take advantage of “poor” software to go faster than they should be able to.  F1, Driver ratings, “The FIA is supplying us with a system that makes us follow a delta time. So everyone has to slow down by 40%. But I think...
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