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Red Bull surprised by how Ferrari gave up Japan podium

Red Bull said it was surprised at the way Ferrari threw away its chances of a podium finish at the Japanese Grand Prix with its strategy choice. Sebastian Vettel had run third in the early stages of the Suzuka event – ahead of Lewis Hamilton – when Ferrari elected to try a long middle stint and a final switch to soft tyres. That move allowed Hamilton to win the undercut and challenge eventual runner-up Max Verstappen, with Vettel only able to finish fourth. Speaking about Ferrari's strategy call, Christian Horner said: "We toyed with that because once you have been undercut, then you have to try something different. So we went longer, but the tyres were dropping off at a point...
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