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Vettel is ‘not a number 2' says former boss

Sebastian Vettel may have been Ferrari's number two at the Belgian GP but former team boss Luca di Montezemolo says the German is still a 'very, very good' at racing. Charles Leclerc had Vettel's measure, and that of the rest of the field, at Spa. He not only took pole position by 0.7s ahead of his team-mate but beat him by 26s in the Sunday race. Vettel, though, did have to stop a second time due to excessive degradation while also playing a pivotal role in Leclerc's victory as he held up Lewis Hamilton for several laps. That gave the 21-year-old breathing room and helped him extend his advantage over the chasing Mercedes driver. Leclerc won by 0.981s. 'Sebastian was crucial for the...
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