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Daniel Ricciardo was furious at Suzuka after a power unit failure left him stranded in 15th on the grid at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Fading title aspirant Sebastian Vettel has defended his team after a crucial qualifying tyre bungle deprived him of a chance to challenge for pole position and instead left him eighth on tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix grid.
Lewis Hamilton will lead a dominant Mercedes front-row lockout at the Japanese Grand Prix after a Ferrari howler left title contender Sebastian Vettel on the wrong tyres for qualifying.
Sebastian Vettel finished Friday practice more than 0.8 seconds off the pace set by Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix, but the German still thinks his Ferrari team can turn things around for the rest of the weekend.
Lewis Hamilton has laid down a fearsome gauntlet for title rival Sebastian Vettel by setting an untouchable fastest lap during Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.