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Vettel admits he 'got lucky' to grab Melbourne win

Sebastian Vettel celebrated his 110th podium appearance with victory in the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. It hadn't looked on the cards early on, when he was running behind Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen for the first 22 laps of the race. However that all changed when a double retirement for Haas gave Ferrari the opportunity to spring a surprise on their rivals. "Really enjoyed it," said Vettel after clinching his 48th career victory. "We got a bit lucky with the safety car, obviously. "I was hoping my start to be be a bit better," he admitted. "It didn't really work, so I had to settle for third. "Then toward the end of that first stint I lost a...
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