The Australian, who finished third, openly recognised he had disobeyed his angry employers in fighting the championship leader for second place behind Ferrari's race winner Fernando Alonso.
"Of course I ignored the team as I want to try and get another place. Seb was doing his best and I was doing my best," he said.
The win, gifted to Alonso after Vettel's hopes were scuppered by a wheelnut problem at his second pitstop, was the 27th of Alonso's career and lifted him level with the great Jackie Stewart in fifth position in the all-time lists.
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