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Hulkenberg undone by the VSC

Having opted to pit early for dry tyres, Nico Hulkenberg says his Chinese GP strategy was undone by the early Virtual Safety Car. The German had a wretched time in Shanghai on Sunday as a decide to pit early, swapping inters for slicks, did not pay off. As Hulkenberg was leaving the pits after his stop, Lance Stroll crashed out of the grand prix, which brought out the VSC. As a result the Renault driver struggled to get heat into his tyres and spun several times. Added to that, he was also caught for overtaking under the VSC, a five-second penalty, and again when the Safety Car was out, a further 10 second penalty. Hulkenberg summed it up best saying 'it just went wrong.' Speaking about...
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