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Sebastian Vettel apologised to Nico Rosberg for first corner crash

Nico Rosberg has revealed that Sebastian Vettel phoned him after the race to apologise for the first corner collision which dropped the Mercedes driver to the back of the grid. Vettel, starting fifth, came up the inside of Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the first corner but found himself unable to slow down as Rosberg closed the door on the pair. The two made contact, which span the Mercedes round. Whilst Rosberg was able to continue, Vettel retired with damaged front suspension. Speaking after the race, Vettel took blame for the incident - which the stewards handed down a three-place grid penalty for the next race in Japan - but didn't go as far as apologising to Rosberg....
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