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Vettel did not 'lose temper’, defends mistakes under pressure

Sebastian Vettel has defended his emotional outburst following his controversial penalty during Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix and says he “wasn’t losing his temper”. The Ferrari driver ran wide at Turn 3 in the closing stages of the race in Montreal and was hit with a five-second time penalty for re-joining the track in an unsafe manner, handing victory to Lewis Hamilton. Vettel was furious at the decision and raged over team radio, before swapping the number boards around in parc ferme ahead of the podium ceremony. Asked if he found it difficult to remain focused in the car, Vettel replied: “I wasn’t [getting] carried away, I was still in the lead and fighting for the...
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