Sebastian Vettel does not feel his pole position effort at the Japanese Grand Prix has acted as a breakthrough after his recent struggles in Formula 1 qualifying sessions. Vettel had been out-qualified by Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc at each of the past nine grands prix - a run stretching back to Vettel’s last pole at June’s Canadian Grand Prix - with the Monegasque claiming four poles on the bounce since F1’s summer break. The German stormed to his fifth career pole at Suzuka but was unable to convert it into a second win of the 2019 campaign as he bogged down off the line and ultimately had to settle for a distant second behind Valtteri Bottas. Asked if he felt he had made a...
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