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We got the race strategy wrong, admits Vettel

 XPB Images Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel admitted that the decision for him to make three stops during the Spanish Grand Prix was a mistake that potentially cost him a shot at victory on Sunday, especially after the two Mercedes cars crashed out in turn three. "I couldn’t see what really happened, I just saw two Silver Arrow cars crashing into one another," said Vettel. "All in all I think I had high hopes after turn four to go and win the race." In the end, Vettel finished in third place ahead of Daniel Ricciardo who had gone for the same approach to the race, while both drivers ahead of them - race winner Max Verstappen and runner-up Kimi Raikkonen - opted...
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