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Baku Vettel's "worst feeling" of F1 season

The aftermath of his controversial collision with Lewis Hamilton in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was Sebastian Vettel's "worst feeling" of the 2017 Formula 1 season. Vettel was penalised and widely condemned for deliberately driving into Hamilton's Mercedes as they prepared for a safety-car restart in Baku, the German having felt his F1 title rival had brake-tested him. Ultimately Vettel still outscored Hamilton in Azerbaijan as he recovered from his penalty to fourth while a pitstop to fix a headrest problem left Hamilton fifth. But Vettel said Baku was still more painful to him than more costly 2017 blows such as his Singapore GP start crash or the early engine failure in Japan....
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