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Vettel: Podium no Christmas present

Sebastian Vettel says his podium finish in the British Grand Prix was no "Christmas present", and that Ferrari deserved it despite its lack of pace all weekend. The German was never in contention after Ferrari failed to match the pace of the Mercedes and Williams teams, and his cause was not aided by a poor start that dropped him down the order from sixth on the grid. However, Vettel got his tyre choice right when the rain started to fall, switching to intermediates at exactly the right time. That allowed the Ferrari driver to finish in third behind Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, but Vettel insisted the result was no gift. "It is not a Christmas gift, Santa wasn't there...
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