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Sebastian Vettel: 'I was on the podium against my will'

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he didn't want to join in with the podium celebrations, but felt he had to out of respect for his rivals and team-mate. The Ferrari driver crossed the line in first place but was demoted to second with the addition of a five-second time penalty after he cut across the grass and re-joined the track in an 'unsafe manner', which forced Lewis Hamilton to take action to avoid a collision. Hamilton took the victory as a result of the time penalty and Vettel was clearly unhappy, accusing the stewards of being 'blind' and insists he had nowhere to go. Immediately after the race finish, Vettel parked his car at the start of the pitlane – not at the...
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