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Vettel's victory a 'wakeup call' for Mercedes

Sutton Images Enlarge Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Sebastian Vettel's win for Ferrari in Malaysia has set alarm bells ringing for the reigning world champions. Ferrari beat Mercedes on outright pace in Malaysia, the first time that has happened in the 21 races since the V6 turbos were introduced at the start of last year. It was a drastic turnaround from Melbourne, where Vettel finished 34.5s down on Lewis Hamilton as he led team-mate Nico Rosberg to a dominant one-two finish. Wolff admits he was surprised to see the raw pace at Ferrari's disposal all weekend. "No, we didn't expect them to catch us this quickly," Wolff said when asked if he had expected to see such a step from...
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