Sebastian Vettel says he was surprised by his Q1 exit in Barcelona as he had expected his final lap in the first segment of qualifying to place him close to P10 in the initial pecking order. Vettel's Aston Martin team generated the headlines ahead of this weekend's round of racing in Spain, thanks to the controversy surrounding the latest upgrades implemented on its AMR22. The changes, and especially the car's sidepods and engine cover, drew the attention of the FIA which considered the designs to be very similar to those featured on Red Bull's RB18. But the governing body clear Aston of any suspicions of illicit replication, although Red Bull has initiated its own investigation into the...
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