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Vettel teases rivals with traction control comments

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel teased rivals puzzling over how his car could be so much quicker than theirs by jokingly referring to Red Bull's 'traction control system' on Thursday. Such systems are banned but the German's pace in Singapore last month was so astonishing, with his car pulling out a 30-second lead in the space of 15 laps, that speculation was still buzzing ahead of Sunday's Korean Grand Prix. Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton told reporters that the last time he had a car that could perform like Vettel's was when traction control systems were legal, although he did not accuse Red Bull of anything underhand. Italian former team owner Giancarlo Minardi fuelled the...
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