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Vettel backs Ferrari decision not to impose F1 team orders

Sebastian Vettel says he never expected Ferrari to order teammate Kimi Raikkonen to swap places with him in the closing stages of Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix.  A third place finish at the Red Bull Ring saw Vettel reclaim the lead of the drivers’ world championship from Lewis Hamilton by a single point at after his closest title rival retired from the race with a loss of fuel pressure. With the top three running within four seconds of one another in the final few laps of Sunday’s race, there were suggestions Ferrari could impose team orders to move Raikkonen aside and allow Vettel into second place to further strengthen his title cause. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  Spielberg was...
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