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FP2: Vettel breaks record, Grosjean crashes out

Sebastian Vettel set a new track record at Sepang as the German led a Ferrari one-two, but struggling Mercedes have work to do. Vettel posted a 1:31.261 in the qualifying simulation runs, over a second quicker than the previous track record set by Fernando Alonso in 2005, with team-mate Raikkonen six tenths behind in P2. Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen came home in P3 and P4 as Red Bull look to keep themselves in the mix, with Alonso in P5 and highlighting Mercedes struggles as both Lewis Hamilton (P6) and Valtteri Bottas (P7) found the gravel trap in the early stages. But, with 15 minutes of the session remaining, Bottas and Raikkonen, taking the usual racing line, inadvertantly made...
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