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Wolff puts Melbourne Mercedes defeat on 'software glitch'

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff suggested the team's defeat in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at the hands of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was the result of a software glitch in the outfit's computer. Poleman Lewis Hamilton had been gradually building a comfortable lead when a Virtual Safety Car status was activated following the demise of the Haas drivers, but shortly after the Mercedes driver had executed his pit stop. Vettel then took his turn changing tyres but gained a significant amount of time on his rival as a result of the VSC. The German driver emerged ahead and held his own until the checkered flag. "I think we had a software issue with the VSC delta, with a special constellation of...
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