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Watson says Vettel should face one-race ban

Former McLaren driver John Watson says the only suitable punishment for Sebastian Vettel would be to ban him for a single race. The German ignored team-orders during Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix to hold station behind Mark Webber after both drivers were told to turn their engines down and bring home the maximum points. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, clearly unhappy with the situation, says Vettel put his interests ahead of those of the team, which he said was unacceptable. 66-year-old Watson, who won five races with McLaren and finished third in the 1982 drivers' championship, told BBC Radio 4 that the only way they could teach the 25-year-old a lesson, would be to sit him out...
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