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Engine software issue hinders Vettel

– Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel suffered an engine software issue during Australian Grand Prix qualifying, Renault has confirmed. Although team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was able to secure a place on the front row, Vettel lacked engine power and was eliminated from Q2. He will start Sunday afternoon's race from 13th position. "This morning [final practice] was still OK but definitely a step down, and then this afternoon [in qualifying] when it started to rain I was struggling a lot with driveability and it made my life pretty difficult," explained Vettel. "I made it round, but I struggled a lot when going on the power, so driveability was down. We programmed it to be like...
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