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Vettel gets 3-place grid penalty for US Grand Prix

It was always going to be a tall order to kick the world championship can down the road to Mexico because Sebastian Vettel had to place no worse than second if Lewis Hamilton wins the US Grand Prix in Austin this Sunday. But adding a 3-place grid penalty for Sunday's race just made things even worse. Vettel was handed the penalty for not slowing down enough under a red flag during the opening practice session. Vettel didn't agree with the penalty: 'They [the stewards] were very specific, saying I took 27.7s to slow down,' he explained. 'I saw the red flag, I slowed down, I had a look around where the car was potentially stuck in the wall or if there was one around Turn 9 or 10. Then I...
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