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Vettel fined for impromptu Melbourne scooter ride

Sebastian Vettel has been fined 5,000 by the FIA stewards over his scooter ride back to the pits during FP1 for the Australian Grand Prix. The German’s return to Formula 1 action after missing the season’s first two races with Covid got off to an eventful start at Melbourne's Albert Park. Aston Martin’s miserable beginning to the campaign continued as Vettel suffered an engine problem in his AMR22 during FP1, stopping on track with the four-time former World Champion climbing out and helping to extinguish a small fire. The session was red-flagged but instead of arriving back at the pits in the Safety Car, Vettel rode back on a marshal’s scooter. And not pillion either – instead,...
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