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Vettel: Drivers abusing VSC loophole

Sebastian Vettel has described the implementation of F1's Virtual Safety Car rules as 'poor', saying it is open for abuse. Vettel pitted behind the Virtual Safety Car in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, falling from second to fourth as a result. While the VSC does allow drivers to make a quicker than normal pit stop, the German had to wait for Sergio Perez to come the pit lane which left him stationary for some five seconds. But while that was the main reason why he lost a possible podium finish, Vettel has hit out at the VSC rules saying there's a loophole that allows drivers to go faster than they should. 'It's the same for everyone but the FIA is supplying us with a system that makes us...
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