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Vettel: Reliability issues 'disappointing and boring'

Sebastian Vettel's bad luck continued on Saturday as he failed to set a time in the final Q3 shoot-out due to a gearbox issue, compounding a so far disappointing weekend for the champion. Vettel completed just four laps on Friday thanks to an electrical problem which ruled him out of the second practice completely. He then stopped on-track at turn three during qualifying, causing a red flag, and bringing an end to his session earlier than he had hoped. Describing what happened, Vettel said that he initially lost second gear, which would explain why he pulled over in the pits to allow team-mate Daniel Ricciardo through, before exiting the pits himself in the belief he'd be able to complete a...
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