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Failed exhaust valve leads to Vettel engine blowout

As fans awaited the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix, in anticipation of whether the mighty Ferrari’s could again get the run on Mercedes off the line, the sight of Sebastian Vettel cruising to the grid with plumes of smoke pouring from the rear of the SF16-H, was a disappointing scene. The German failed to make the start of the race, after his engine exploded on the formation lap, and as the rest of the grid got ready for the lights to turn green, Vettel parked his car on the side-lines, with plenty of time to ponder over what might have been. Ferrari initially believed that the blowout was triggered by broken fuel injectors, but more detailed investigations back home in Maranello...
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