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Vettel backtracks, admits he ignored team orders
In another twist to the controversy in Malaysia, Sebastian Vettel has now conceded that he did get the call from the team to stay behind team-mate Mark Webber, but that he opted to ignore it.Vettel apologised to Webber after the race, but in an interview with Sky Sports F1 alluded to the fact that he wasn't aware that they had been instructed to hold station following the fourth and final round of stops."I messed up today, I apologise for that but right now I want to say the truth. I wasn't aware of it [the team orders] otherwise I wouldn't take that much risk to pass someone I'm not supposed to pass at that moment,” he said.“But obviously just before we got out on the podium, I...
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