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Sebastian Vettel couldn't have avoided causing VSC - Ferrari

Ferrari has stressed that Sebastian Vettel had to stop his stricken SF90 with immediate effect on safety grounds at the Russian Grand Prix. Vettel had dropped behind team-mate Charles Leclerc as Ferrari orchestrated a strategic driver swap through the pit stop phase, owing to the instructions it had outlined for the start. But Vettel slowed on lap 28 due to a loss of insulation on the power unit and was instructed to stop his SF90 straight away, which he did so on the outside of Turn 15. The location of his stranded car promoted Race Control to implement the Virtual Safety Car, and the yet-to-pit Lewis Hamilton was able to take advantage by making his sole tyre change and still emerge in...
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