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Lauda: Time penalty not enough for ‘enormous’ Vettel mistake

Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has slammed Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel for “destroying” Valtteri Bottas’ French Grand Prix, adding a five-second time penalty did not reflect the “enormous mistake”.  Vettel, starting on Ultrasofts with the Mercedes duo on Supersofts, made the most of the extra grip in his Pirelli tyres to challenge Bottas on the run into Turn 1 but the pair made contact, causing Bottas to suffer a puncture and spin. Vettel - who damaged his front-wing in the incident - was handed a five-second time penalty for causing the collision which he served during his second pit stop as he recovered to fifth.  5774263478001 CrashTV:  “I think we could...
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