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Vettel hopes to come back ‘stronger' in 2018

As the 2017 F1 season drew to a close with a whimper so too did Ferrari's campaign with Sebastian Vettel a distant P3 in Abu Dhabi, but it was enough to ensure he finished runner-up in the championship. Vettel and Ferrari had no answer to Mercedes as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton raced to the 1-2 under the lights at the Yas Marina circuit. It was clear from the very first lap that, barring distaster, it would be Mercedes' race with Vettel running a lonely third. He took the year's final chequered flag 19.3s behind race winner Bottas. 'In the beginning I tried really hard but had nowhere to go and locked up a little bit and flat spotted the first set of tyres,' he said of his start....
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