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Vettel says traffic cost him victory shot in Monaco

Sebastian Vettel says getting stuck behind Felipe Massa ruined any chance of fighting for victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver pitted early for intermediates, while Williams rival Massa decided to stretch his stint on full wets for several more laps. Vettel rejoined behind the Brazilian, but was unable to pass him despite running much quicker. By the time Massa stopped, Vettel had already lost too much time and then got stuck in traffic again when switching to slicks. "We were aggressive in the first stop, which I think it was the right call, but at that point I needed to find a way past Felipe, which I didn't," admitted Vettel, who ended up fourth in the race....
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