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Szafnauer breaks down what went wrong with Vettel's car
Article To news overview Although Aston Martin aren't yet sure what caused Sebastian Vettel's issues during FP1, team principal Otmar Szafnauer confirmed the German's session ended prematurely due to an engine failure. FP1 saw a 35-minute red flag period as Vettel stopped his car near the pit exit after previously reporting a problem. The German took matters into his own hands at one point, grabbing a fire extinguisher in an attempt to cool parts of his AMR21. Speaking after the session, Szafnauer confirmed Vettel suffered an engine failure though he's hopeful the team can swap engines in time before FP2. "We don't have the root cause yet, but he reported an engine failure,"...
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