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Sebastian Vettel: Lack of slipstream in Q3 cost me time
Sebastian Vettel says he prioritised getting his tyres into the right window, rather than searching for a slipstream, as he missed out on pole position in Azerbaijan. Ferrari set the pace during practice but its prospects were dented when Charles Leclerc crashed out mid-way through Turn 2. It left Vettel as the only Ferrari driver able to participate in Q3 and he was unable to pick up a slipstream along Baku City Circuit’s two-kilometre full-throttle section that completes the lap. Vettel qualified third, behind Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton, as Ferrari’s promising practice pace went unrewarded. “It was a tough call in the end,” he said....
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