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Hakkinen 'understands' Vettel's anger

Mika Hakkinen can't fault Sebastian Vettel for lashing out at Pirelli in the wake of the Belgian GP given the speed of the track. Vettel had been running in third place with two laps to go in the Belgian Grand Prix when his right-rear tyre let go. He finished the race in the pits, classified as P12, and slammed Pirelli for their 'unacceptable' tyre failures. During this rant, the Ferrari driver stated that 'if this happened earlier then I'm f****d.' One person who understands where Vettel is coming from is double World Champion Hakkinen. 'I can understand that a driver in such a situation would react rather aggressively - particularly at Spa where speeds are very high and a...
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