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Lauda admits he was betting on a Vettel pole

Niki Lauda revealed he had bet on Sebastian Vettel to grab pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix. Lauda, a Mercedes non-executive chairman, claimed after qualifying that he had bet team boss Toto Wolff 10 Euro that it would be the Ferrari driver who would emerge on top in the grid-deciding session. Vettel ended up losing out to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton to pole position, however, costing Lauda his money. "I bet to Toto 10 Euro on Vettel, because he really looked quick in the car, everything was right," Lauda told Sky after qualifying. "But Lewis, thank God, pulled out one of his special laps." Vettel, the winner of the season-opening race in Australia, finished...
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