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Vettel and the mysterious origins of his one fingered salute

Sebastian Vettel's one finger salute has been a major source of irritation for many Formula 1 fans but, love it or loathe it, it has become his trademark but the origin of the gesture has just become more confusing after his former Formula Renault boss Trevor Carlin tried to explain how it came about. Carlin told Sky Sport, 'He was massively fast and in his first season for us he decided to take Eau Rouge flat in a wet race. He had a massive accident and while he was trying to catch the accident his front wheel came off, flew over the car and caught the top of his finger – and took the top of his finger off.' 'The next day he turned up at the circuit with a big bandage on his...
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