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Vettel admits to Ferrari 'wobble' as battery blunder hampers Q3

Sebastian Vettel admits a battery issue on his Ferrari Formula 1 car acted as a “costly” blow in his hopes of taking pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel had to settle with second on the grid after ending up 0.7s down on chief title rival Lewis Hamilton as the duo battled it out for pole in Belgium. The German later revealed he was down on power on his final flying effort due after failing to recharge the hybrid system on his Ferrari. "I think the way we set up normally it was fine to run until the end but I was surprised with myself when I crossed the line and saw that the battery was quite low, which was very costly,” Vettel explained. "In the end we...
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