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Car failure trips Vettel yet again
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March 29, 2010, Monday
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SEBASTIAN Vettel went from pole to pain for the second race in a row yesterday when a brake failure ended the Red Bull driver's hopes of winning the Australian Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old German had led Formula One's season-opener in Bahrain from pole position two weeks ago when a faulty spark plug dropped him back to finish fourth.
In Melbourne, he was again leading from pole when a problem with his front wheel led to a brake failure that saw him skid onto the gravel and out of the race.
"I had some sparks coming up from the left wheel. We didn't know what it was and so I wanted to pit," Vettel told reporters.
"Then a couple of corners before, I had huge vibrations building up and as soon as I touched the brakes, I had some sort of failure going in to turn 13 and ended up in the gravel."
"It breaks my balls not to get the win, but there's still a long way to go in this championship," added Vettel, who ran off the track at Albert Park last year when fighting for the runner-up position with Robert Kubica's BMW-Sauber.
The Pole, who now drives for Renault, was second yesterday.
Vettel won four races last year with Red Bull to finish runner-up behind yesterday's race winner Jenson Button but so far has only 12 points from two races.
The 22-year-old German had led Formula One's season-opener in Bahrain from pole position two weeks ago when a faulty spark plug dropped him back to finish fourth.
In Melbourne, he was again leading from pole when a problem with his front wheel led to a brake failure that saw him skid onto the gravel and out of the race.
"I had some sparks coming up from the left wheel. We didn't know what it was and so I wanted to pit," Vettel told reporters.
"Then a couple of corners before, I had huge vibrations building up and as soon as I touched the brakes, I had some sort of failure going in to turn 13 and ended up in the gravel."
"It breaks my balls not to get the win, but there's still a long way to go in this championship," added Vettel, who ran off the track at Albert Park last year when fighting for the runner-up position with Robert Kubica's BMW-Sauber.
The Pole, who now drives for Renault, was second yesterday.
Vettel won four races last year with Red Bull to finish runner-up behind yesterday's race winner Jenson Button but so far has only 12 points from two races.
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