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Vettel felt bad denying Russell 'deserved' first F1 points finish

Sebastian Vettel said he felt bad denying George Russell 10th position at the Tuscan Grand Prix, admitting the Williams driver had been driving better for most of the race.

Russell had been running in the points and was ninth when the race was suspended by a red flag for a second time late on. A sluggish start saw him drop to 11th and he crossed the finish line two seconds behind Vettel.

After the race, Russell tweeted: "Gave it everything I had out there and without the final red we had P9 sealed. Gutted for the team as they deserved that today.