Sebastian Vettel brushed off the FIA’s scrutiny of the energy recovery system (ERS) on Ferrari’s Formula 1 car during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix on Thursday, saying external concerns about it had been overblown. As initially reported by Motorsport Magazine, the FIA fitted a new piece of hardware to Ferrari’s ERS system ahead of FP1 to ensure there were no loopholes being exploited in the car’s energy deployment after concerns were raised by Mercedes non-executive director Niki Lauda. Vettel confirmed after practice that he was aware of the scrutiny from the FIA, but had no concerns about it, saying the process was a formality up and down the paddock on various matters....
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