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Vettel explains why he chose slicks in Turkish GP

Sebastian Vettel tried his second stint in the Turkish Grand Prix on mediums, but it turned out to be an unmitigated disaster. The Aston Martin-driver had no grip at all and was tens of seconds slower per lap than all the drivers on the intermediates. Afterwards the four times world champion looks back on the incident. Was it his own decision or the team's to take the gamble? "Together, but in the end I made the decision, I wanted to try it. There was nothing left of the intermediates, I thought the slicks could perform just as well, but I couldn't run them in and just had no grip. I lost so much time...", Vettel said to The Race. Lack of grip The four-time world champion had...
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