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Brake distribution issue caused Vettel spin

 XPB Images Sebastian Vettel says the late spin he suffered in FP2 for the Austrian Grand Prix was the result of a problem with the brake distribution on his Ferrari SF16-H. The German went off at Turn 2 in the dying minutes of the rain-hit afternoon session, triggering a final yellow flag in what was an incident-packed opening day at the Red Bull Ring. Talking about the mishap afterwards, Vettel explained there is no cause for concern. “We had an issue with the brake distribution,” the four-time world champion said. “It caught me by surprise, but it didn’t matter too much and fortunately nothing happened. I lost a couple of minutes, so it didn’t make a big...
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