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Vettel: I did Hamilton a favour in Spain

Sebastian Vettel reckons he helped Lewis Hamilton set up the victory in Spain on Sunday as he 'distracted' Valtteri Bottas at the first corner. Starting third behind Bottas and Hamilton, Vettel made a flying start to the Barcelona race and was up with the Mercedes pairing heading into the first corner. However, Vettel went in a bit too hot and was forced to brake hard, flat spotting his front right tyre. But while his antics cost him pace in the opening stint, it also cost Bottas as instead of challenging Hamilton, he had to fend off Vettel while both did their best to avoid a collision. 'I wanted to brake latest – which I think I did,' the Ferrari driver explained to Autosport....
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