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'World-class' driver would avoid Vettel error - Hakkinen

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Mika Hakkinen says Sebastian Vettel's error at the German Grand Prix suggests he is slightly below the level of a "world-class driver". Vettel spun out of the race as rain fell at the Hockenheimring, handing Lewis Hamilton the race win and the lead in the drivers' championship. Vettel has never won at Hockenheim - a venue he grew up close to - and he may not get an opportunity for some time as the race has no future contract with F1 for the time being. Although Hakkinen concedes that driving in the wet posed a challenge for the German, he suggested Vettel should be capable of better. "Everybody makes mistakes, but Sebastian Vettel's mistake...
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