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Vettel pipped in ‘Battle of the Sebs' in ROC final

The Race of Champions saw a ‘Battle of the Sebs' in the final, but Sebastian Vettel was pipped by Sebastien Loeb to the ROC Champion of Champions title. With the event taking place on familiar territory for Loeb, given the nine-time World Rally Champion's experience of driving in mixed conditions and on mixed surfaces, it was perhaps expected he would take the overall win over his Formula 1 counterpart, but it wasn't all plain sailing for the Frenchman – who took his fourth Race of Champions crown. He raced into a 2-0 lead in the final, before Vettel was able to pull one back – but a narrow victory in the fourth heat of the final saw the German beaten into second place on...
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