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Vettel: Ferrari order strategy dictated Raikkonen tow
Sebastian Vettel has played down the significance of Ferrari’s decision to make him complete his final qualifying lap in front of teammate Kimi Raikkonen, giving the Finn a vital tow, which saw him miss out on pole position at Monza. The German driver led out his Ferrari teammate, and was directly behind Formula 1 world title rival Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes, with his final Q3 lap provisionally handing him pole position by beating the British driver’s time to go top. But his joy was short-lived as Raikkonen displaced them both by taking pole position with a 1m 19.119s to claim the fastest lap in F1 history. Vettel’s radio messages at the end of Q3, which were broadcast on TV,...
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