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Backmarker costs Vettel victory

Sebastian Vettel said that getting held up by a backmarker cost him victory in the United States Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton pressurised Vettel for nearly the whole race, and on lap 42 he took the lead using DRS after Vettel was caught behind an HRT in the opening sector. Vettel said that there was no real way for Hamilton to pass without that incident as both cars were equally matched, and that he then could not find a way of regaining the position. "I think we did everything we could today," Vettel told Sky Sports. "The win was there; Lewis I think was as quick as we were, fair enough he took the only chance he had, surely it was a bit of a shame to have the backmarker in...
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