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Vettel downplays reliability troubles

Sebastian Vettel says he is not frustrated by Ferrari's reliability troubles despite a gearbox issue costing him a front row start at the Russian Grand Prix. On Friday it was reported that Ferrari had to fit a new gearbox to Vettel's SF16-H, meaning a five-grid penalty for the German. That has cost him a front row grid slot for Sunday's grand prix as he qualified P2 behind Nico Rosberg. This is not the first time that a lack of reliability has hampered Ferrari this season. Kimi Raikkonen retired from the season-opening Australian GP while Vettel failed to make the grid when his engine expired on the formation lap in Bahrain. But despite the troubles, the German insists he is not letting it...
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