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Grosjean: Passing Vettel “would have been difficult”

Romain Grosjean admitted that it “would have been difficult” for him to finish on the podium in the Belgian Grand Prix had it not been for Sebastian Vettel’s spectacular tyre blowout. The Lotus driver had closed to within a second of the four-time champion in the fight for third when Vettel’s right-rear tyre disintegrated in spectacular fashion on the penultimate lap. Speaking after the race, Grosjean was willing to concede that good fortune had played a part in his first top three finish since the United States Grand Prix in 2013. “It would have been difficult, but not impossible [to pass Vettel],” said the Frenchman. “We had saved some strong engine power for the last two...
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