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Mercedes inquisition after Aussie show

Mercedes said Sunday a software glitch may have cost world champion Lewis Hamilton victory after Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari won the Formula One season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton was in control of Sunday's race until Romain Grosjean's Haas stopped on track and officials imposed a Virtual Safety Car (VSC), which restricts the pace of the cars on track. The VSC caused the field to slow while Vettel, who was leading courtesy of Hamilton's earlier stop, was able to dive into the pits for fresh tyres and lose less time than under normal race conditions. It meant Vettel emerged from the pits marginally in front of a startled Hamilton and held on to his advantage to take the...
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