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Sebastian Vettel suggests Red Bull had to overcome 'dirty tricks' to win the 2012 title

Champ says "people did some things that we would never consider"

Image: Sebastian Vettel: Reckons others played 'dirty tricks' on his team

Sebastian Vettel has claimed Red Bull had to contend with "dirty tricks" during the course of the 2012 season as they battled for their third consecutive championship double.

Red Bull were also at the centre of several technical controversies earlier in the season in which clarifications of regulations forced them to change aspects of their cars on more than one occasion. But asked directly by journalists what exactly he had been referring to, Vettel insisted he wouldn't be getting into a deeper discussion, as Red Bull had tried to ignore any form of attempted destabilisation all season. "Sorry, but I think I mentioned everything I have to mention," the 25-year-old replied. "I think it's clear but it's not for us to rate. I said as well in the same sentence, but obviously you don't pass it on, as usual, it's not for us to rate or comment on that, because it's not our decision, it's not in our hands. "We have to focus on what we have, what is in our hands and getting excited about what others are doing - what's the point?"

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