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Vettel says he was given permission to use scooter

Sebastian Vettel said that he had been given permission by a track marshal to use a moped to return to pit lane after his Aston Martin suffered a terminal power unit issue during FP1 in Melbourne. The car came to a smoky stop with less than 20 mintes remaining in Friday's first practice session at Albert Park ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. Vettel immediately climbed out and went into classic 'Fireman Seb' mode to help the marshals. With the session having been stopped by a red flag, Vettel then used a scooter to make his return to pit lane, waving to the crowd along the way. This didn't go down well with the race stewards however, who have summoned him to explain his...
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