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Massa takes a grid penalty to help Alonso
Brazilian Felipe Massa took a five-place grid penalty for the US Formula One Grand Prix to help Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso on Sunday. Massa qualified ahead of the Spaniard, who is the only driver who can deny Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel a third successive title. Vettel, with a 10-point lead and one race remaining after Austin, starts on pole position. Ferrari said they had broken a seal on Massa's gearbox, incurring the mandatory penalty, for "strategy considerations, with the objective of maximizing Alonso's start potential." The penalty means Alonso will now start in seventh place and, crucially, on the 'clean' side of the grid. "We saw yesterday that starting from...
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