Pascal Wehrlein has defended his decision to withdraw from this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, saying he was 'not feeling comfortable' to race this weekend. Having missed the opening pre-season test after injuring his back when he crashed at the Race of Champions, Wehrlein's preparations for the 2017 season were hindered. Despite that he arrived in Melbourne with the Sauber team and took part in Friday's practice sessions, covering 52 laps in the two sessions combined. The German, though, surprised many when, on Saturday morning, it was announced that he would not contest the remainder of the weekend. Questioned about why he didn't just push through the pain like other drivers have done,...
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