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Sebastian Vettel hits out at 'unfair' weighbridge system

Sebastian Vettel has criticised the FIA for its “unfair” approach in calling drivers to the weighbridge, following his unusual incident during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel was called into the pit lane after his Q2 out lap on Supersoft tyres in order to take on a set of Soft rubber, with the aim of giving him and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen a different race strategy to the Mercedes drivers.   Vettel was requested to stop at the weighbridge and, having knocked a cone out of the way as he stopped, was judged to have carried out a further transgression. FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer stated that “when called for weighing [Vettel] refused to turn off the...
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