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Whilst I don't think Vettel would've won without the SC, Ferrari did outsmart Mercedes. Given Ferraris inability to make decent strategy calls for a few years, it showed a dramatic improvement. And then when presented with the chance to win, they stepped up. They may not be as fast as Mercedes, but they were still fast. Hopefully this puts to rest any claims that Vettel cannot win in a car that wasn't built by Newey. He looked like a champion on Sunday.
What I thought was interesting was Hamiltons interview after the race. When told by Sky that Vettel was only 3 points behind him, he was shocked. He shouldn't be - theres only 2 races been run, and they've both won a race. The only points difference is that Vettel was third in Australia, whilst Hamilton was second in Malaysia. So the gap should be small. But he looked like he'd become complacent with the Mercedes status. He was shocked that someone could possibly be within striking distance, even at this early point in the season.
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