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THE SPANISH GP IN 3 KEY MOMENTS

1 Indecisive Ferrari falls short again

Ferrari’s tactical indecision probably cost its drivers a chance of a podium finish in Spain. On two occasions, team management had to order Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc to swap positions. Both times it was slow to make the call, allowing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to be effectively unchallenged in third as Mercedes dominated the race.

Vettel made a strong start and used the slipstream from Valtteri Bottas’s pole-winning Mercedes to draft alongside the Finn and contest the lead into the first corner. But the four-time champion locked his right-front brake,

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