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Vettel to take on new engine for China

– Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel is set to take on his second engine of the 2016 campaign at the Chinese Grand Prix, after his formation lap stoppage in Bahrain.Vettel came to a halt – amid plumes of smoke – on his way to the grid for Sunday's race, having qualified third, behind Mercedes pair Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.Ferrari was initially unsure of the cause, but post-event investigations at Maranello have attributed it to a software issue at low speed, which ultimately led to a valve failure."A software failure meant that a problem arose during the formation lap at low revs," a Ferrari spokesman explained to GPUpdate.net, when asked about the problem."[It...
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