Vettel believes Alonso was a 'bit aggressive' in their final corner battle for sixth place in the JapaneseGP, and reckons the confusion about the race finish helped him beat the Spaniard. F1
Alonso was catching fast after a late stop for a fresh set of intermediate tyres gave him a significant pace advantage over rivals, allowing him to regain the places he had lost with the stop.
With little to lose, having dropped to the back for the restart after the red flag, Vettel took a gamble and pitted to change from wets to inters at the first opportunity. It paid off, jumping him up the field. Regarding the first lap incident, he said:"We did touch. I went to the left because he had a poor start, and I had a good start.
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