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Webber low on fuel during Vettel attack

By Editor on Friday, April 5, 2013 Almost two weeks after the fact, the ‘Multi-21′ affair keeps racing. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport now reports a new fact: just as Sebastian Vettel ignored the team order to hold station, Mark Webber had turned down his engine because he was saving fuel. 'The truth in F1 usually only comes to light piecemeal,' said correspondent Michael Schmidt. It was already known that the chasing Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were having fuel-saving issues. But Red Bull claimed it issued the team order because it was worried about the drivers burning up their fragile Pirelli tyres and being swallowed up by their silver rivals. 'Obviously...
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