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Vettel will 'have to' use sixth engine
As Renault investigate Sebastian Vettel's latest engine failure, Remi Taffin revealed the Red Bull racer will soon be hit with an engine change penalty.
Vettel's engine woes continued in Singapore on Friday when the reigning World Champion stopped in FP1 due to oil pressure loss.
With his team working furiously to change his power unit, Vettel missed all but eight minutes of the night's second session.
Friday's issues now mean that it is only a matter of time before the German is slapped with a grid penalty for using a sixth engine.
Taffin, Renault's head of track operations, told Autosport: "We had to stop the engine because we had an oil pressure loss.
"Obviously it affected...
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