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Vettel's day frustrated by gearbox issue for Aston Martin

Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel finished at the bottom of the timesheets on Saturday, completing just 10 laps due to a gearbox malady. Sebastian Vettel was left standing around in the garage for most of his scheduled morning session at the Bahrain International Circuit. The four time Champion could only put in 10 laps in total after having to return to the pits for a gearbox change after a hydraulic issue on his car. He finished at the very bottom of the timesheets for the day, over eight seconds away from the eventual fastest time, set by Valtteri Bottas. “It was not such a busy day for me.' said Vettel afterwards. 'We experienced a gearbox issue quite early on and that kept the car in...
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