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Vettel 'ran out of tyre life' during tricky afternoon in Spain

Sebastian Vettel says a two-stop strategy wasn't good enough to prevent him from running "out of tyre life" during his second stint in Sunday's Spanish GP. Starting his race from P13 on the soft compound, the Aston Martin driver gained a position at the outset and held it until his early switch to the medium rubber on lap 21. Vettel battled his way back up to P12 but then fell back once again as he undertook a third stint on the softs that he concluded 13th, two spots behind Aston teammate Lance Stroll. "In the end I think we finished where the pace is at the moment, so it was a difficult race," lamented the German at the end of the day. "You always learn but...
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