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Vettel "too greedy" during final Q3 lap

Sebastian Vettel says he was "too greedy" during the final flying lap that failed to beat Kimi Raikkonen to pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. The German driver had set the quickest time in the first sector of his last flyer, but lost all his advantage in the remainder of the lap and finished 0.043s behind the Finn. Vettel, who had outqualified Raikkonen in all five previous races this year, conceded he had pushed too hard during his lap. "I think the car was fine, really nice to drive but I probably pushed a bit too hard in Q3, went wide in Turn 5," said Vettel. "The second attempt went a bit deep so the second sector I was probably a bit too greedy. I wanted...
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