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Vettel blames balance for gap to Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel has blamed poor car balance for Ferrari's disappointing performance during Friday practice for the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The German ended the afternoon session second fastest behind Lewis Hamilton, but was 0.547s slower despite Ferrari looking like a strong challenger to Mercedes during pre-season testing. Vettel also said time lost to problems in the first free practice session played a part in Ferrari not getting up to speed, and insists the team will make progress on Saturday. "The balance wasn't yet where I want it to be, so I think we can still do a decent step forward," said Vettel. "This morning was not so good, we had some...
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