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Drivers sympathise with Vettel over penalty

Pierre Gasly, Brendon Hartley and Romain Grosjean all feel Sebastian Vettel's three-place grid drop is a harsh punishment. The Ferrari driver was given the penalty by the stewards after they felt he failed to slow down sufficiently enough during a red-flag period caused by Charles Leclerc in FP1 at the Circuit of The Americas. With World Champion-elect Lewis Hamilton needed to outscore Vettel by eight points or more to clinch a fifth title at the first opportunity, the German's grid drop has made that scenario even more likely. Vettel was adamant that he slowed down enough and did not deserve the penalty and some other drivers on the grid are in agreement with him. 'It’s quite a...
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