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Vettel title hopes hit by engine disaster

Just as Sebastian Vettel appeared all set to revive his title hopes, the Ferrari driver suffered a major blow when he was denied a chance of qualifying for the Malaysian GP. Ferrari undertook a precautionary power unit change ahead of the crucial session following an issue which emerged in FP3. But Vettel reported a problem immediately after taking to the track in Q1, claiming he had lost drive. An inspection of the car back in the Ferrari garage appeared to indicate only a minor issue but efforts were ultimately abandoned, leaving the German driver to start his race tomorrow from the back of the grid. Vettel gets precautionary engine change for qualifying A pragmatic Vettel believed his...
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