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Vettel gets three-place grid penalty for impeding Alonso, Bottas and Sainz cleared

Sebastian Vettel has been handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Fernando Alonso during qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix, but Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz escaped punishments. The Aston Martin driver was moving slowly on the racing line at the final corner after being held up by a queue of cars waiting to start their flying laps at Turn 9, and Alonso came through at the end of his timed effort but was forced to abort as a result. The Spaniard was angered by the incident and Vettel apologized after blaming those ahead for creating the situation, but the stewards handed him a three-place grid penalty after a lengthy investigation.
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