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Vettel says engine failure was a 'surprise'

– Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari is still investigating the failure which forced him out of the Bahrain Grand Prix on the formation lap and admits the problem came as a surprise.Vettel qualified in third position but smoke trailed from his SF16-H on the formation lap and he was forced to abandon his car before the start.It marked the first time he has failed to start a race in his Formula 1 career as he slipped 35 points behind Mercedes' Nico Rosberg."It was a very short race today, I didn't even break a drop of sweat," joked Vettel."We had a failure, I saw a lot of smoke from behind and I lost power so we decided to stop the car."For sure it is frustrating,...
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