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Vettel blames VSC for not being on the podium

Despite admitting that the race was an improvement from the qualifiers, Sebastian Vettel explained that the Virtual Safety Car didn’t help their chances of standing on the podium at the United State Grand Prix. In a bid to get the edge on their rivals, Vettel decided to stay on his supersofts for a couple laps longer than the rest of the grid before switching on softs on the 15th lap. After a stint on the softs, the German then went onto mediums but then came the Virtual Safety Car caused by Max Verstappen, which put him on a level playing field to the drivers who hadn’t pitted yet. 'I think we had a good race,' said the quadruple World Champion. 'We stayed out longer. Obviously other...
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