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Vettel gets three-place grid penalty for Japan
Sebastian Vettel will lose three places on the grid of the Japanese Grand Prix after being hit with a penalty for his opening lap crash in Malaysia. The Ferrari driver crashed into Nico Rosberg's Mercedes at Turn 1 after diving down the inside of Max Verstappen's Red Bull on the opening lap of the race. The contact sent Rosberg into a spin that dropped him to the back of the field, while Verstappen had to take evasive action and lost positions. Stewards deemed Vettel was at fault and handed the Ferrari driver a three-place grid drop for the Suzuka race next weekend. He was also handed two penalty points. "Having thoroughly reviewed the video and having spoken to the driver concerned,...
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