The Monday Morning Quarterback: Sebastian Vettel

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17 March, 2019

Valtteri Bottas Beats Lewis Hamilton in Australian Grand Prix, Ferrari Struggles

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March 17, 2019

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Australian GP: Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari struggle
Valtteri Bottas crushed the competition to win the Australian GP as Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari struggled at the F1 2019 season-opener.

Lewis Hamilton Claims Australian Grand Prix Pole as Mercedes Shines

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March 16, 2019

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Lewis Hamilton claims Australian Grand Prix pole as Mercedes shine
Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for the opening grand prix of the new Formula One season in Australia

Hamilton Wins F1 Title, Verstappen Wins Mexican Grand Prix

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October 29, 2018

Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Lewis Hamilton keeps climbing his way up the list of Formula One’s greatest drivers.

The top now looks very much in sight.

The British driver won his fifth career F1 championship with a fourth-place finish Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix. It was a race dominated by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, but one that will be remembered for Hamilton tying the late Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina for the second-most championships in F1 history.

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Daniel Ricciardo Takes Pole for Mexican Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton Third

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October 28, 2018

Giles Richard, The Guardian

That Lewis Hamilton will clinch his fifth world championship in Mexico City on Sunday remains almost a certainty. Doing so with the celebratory flourish of victory however will require the British driver to be on absolutely top form after Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo claimed pole position, locking out the front row with his teammate Max Verstappen.

If it is a race contested with the same fierce competition that defined a thrilling qualifying, it should at least prove to be a memorable meeting at which the British driver wraps up the title.

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Sebastian Vettel Must Delay Lewis Hamilton's Title Coronation at the United States Grand Prix

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October 18, 2018

Graham Caygill, The National

Sebastian Vettel has had plenty of low points over the past couple of months as his hopes of winning a fifth Formula One drivers’ title have faded away.

Spinning in Italy after contact with title rival Lewis Hamilton was one; picking the wrong tyre compound in Singapore was another. Careering backwards off track and falling to the back of the field after a brush with Max Verstappen in in Japan summed up the Ferrari driver's fortunes over the past four races.

Hamilton sits 67 points clear at the top of the drivers' standings and the Mercedes-GP driver can secure the championship with victory at Sunday's United States Grand Prix with victory and if Vettel finishes lower than third.

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Lewis Hamilton Drives to Fourth Straight Win in Japan, Moves Closer to Drivers Championship

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October 7, 2018

Herald Sun

MERCEDES Lewis Hamilton has cruised to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix to take another major step towards his fifth Formula One world title.

Hamilton was helped by a rash overtaking move by Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel, who collided with Max Verstappen while trying to overtake the Dutch driver.

The accident on the eighth lap, after Vettel had moved from eighth on the grid to fourth, spun the Ferrari driver off the track, putting him back to 19th, before he eventually finished sixth.

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Hamilton Takes Russian Grand Prix, Opens Up 50 Point Lead Over Vettel

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September 30, 2018

Associated Press

Lewis Hamilton closed in on his fifth Formula One title with a victory in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix after his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, pulled over to let him through as the pair approached halfway.

Hamilton now leads Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 50 points in the standings with five races remaining as both chase their fifth title.

Hamilton Cruises to Victory in Spanish Grand Prix as Mercedes Finishes One-Two

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May 13, 2018
Associated Press

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton easily won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday for his second straight Formula One victory, increasing his championship lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

Valtteri Bottas secured a one-two for Mercedes at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, while Max Verstappen completed the podium despite finishing the race with a broken front wing on his Red Bull.

Vettel, who now trails Hamilton by 17 points in the drivers' standings, was only fourth after a change in strategy didn't pay off.

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Hamilton Wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Leapfrogs Vettel

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April 30, 2018
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Lewis Hamilton took the championship lead from Sebastian Vettel when the Mercedes driver won an eventful Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.

Hamilton topped Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, with Sergio Perez's Force India finishing third. Raikkonen's teammate Vettel, who started from the pole, took fourth place.

Hamilton now leads Vettel 70 to 66 in the drivers championship, with both seeking their fifth world title.

"It was quite an emotional race. Valtteri did an exceptional job and deserved to win, Sebastian also did a great job so it feels a bit odd to be up here," the victorious Hamilton said from the podium.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo smashed into the back of teammate Max Verstappen in a lap 40 collision that ended the race for both of them.

Carlos Sainz was fifth for Renault, and Charles Leclerc earned his first points, finishing sixth for Sauber.

Former world champion Fernando Alonso of McLaren, Canadian Lance Stroll of Williams, Stoffel Vandoorne in the second McLaren, and New Zealand's Brendon Hartley of Toro Rosso, rounded out the top ten.

Stung Mercedes Vows to Bounce Back After 'One that got Away'

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Mercedes have vowed to bounce back in Bahrain next month after throwing away Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix to Ferrari, with team boss Toto Wolff admitting it was tough to take. Sebastian Vettel got the jump on world champion Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes blundered their calculations on the Ferrari ace's pit stop under Virtual Safety Car…

Vettel Holds off Hamilton to Win Australian GP Thriller

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Sebastian Vettel won a thrilling duel with world champion Lewis Hamilton to steal the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday. The four-time world champion got the jump on the Mercedes ace off a miscalculation on the pit stop under Virtual Safety Car conditions and held off Hamilton for his second straight win in Melbourne and third overall.

Fired-up Ferrari Finding Reasons for Optimism

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LONDON - Sebastian Vettel's task with Ferrari this season is as easy to say as it is hard to achieve: bring the Formula One world championship back to Maranello and deny Mercedes a fifth in a row. The oldest, most glamorous and successful team on the starting grid came close last year, with their German driver…

Bottas Holds off Hamilton in Abu Dhabi GP

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Valtteri Bottas survived several laps of high-speed pressure from his Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to claim a memorable victory in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Finn, who started from pole position, led from the lights to the flag apart from a spell following his first pit stop when the four-time champion Briton was in control.

Hamilton Targets Season-Ending F1 Win as Pack Scrambles for Points

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Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will be aiming to end an already-triumphant season on a high while the chasing pack scrap for points, positions and prize money at this weekend's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Much more than pride will be at stake for the middle and lower order teams, as they seek to finish…

Verstappen Wins Race, but Hamilton Wins War and becomes Champ

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The hype was there, now all that was left was to run the race. And boy, this Formula 1 race didn’t disappoint. Heated rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel battled it out in the Mexican Grand Prix with the World Championship on the line. Hamilton came out on top with his 4th world title, but it…

Hamilton Claims his Place Among the F1 Greats

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Lewis Hamilton joined one of sport's most exclusive clubs on Sunday when he became Britain's most successful racing driver of all time by claiming his fourth Formula One world title. His ninth-place finish at the Mexican Grand Prix lifted him into the company of the sport's true greats as he joined his nearest contemporary rival Sebastian…

Hamilton Wins Fourth Formula One World Title

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Britain's Lewis Hamilton won a fourth Formula One world title on Sunday despite finishing the Mexican Grand Prix in ninth place as Red Bull's Max Verstappen took the race victory. It was an anti-climatic way for 32-year-old Hamilton to win the 2017 crown after a first-lap collision with Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari left him with a puncture…

Formula One: Hamilton Warned Ferrari is 'Serious Threat' in Malaysia

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Lewis Hamilton starts from pole in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix with a warning from his Mercedes boss that Ferrari are a "serious threat" despite Sebastian Vettel languishing last on the grid. Ferrari had been quickest until Vettel had an engine gremlin that saw him fail to set a qualifying time. From nowhere, Hamilton then registered his…

Rain Spoils Ferrari's 70th Birthday Party Preparations

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The fans flocked to the party, the team wore celebratory uniforms and the boss admitted emotions were running high. Only the weather failed to oblige on Saturday when Ferrari hoped to mark their 70th anniversary at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix with a memorable tribute to team founder Enzo Ferrari. Torrential rain, overnight and throughout the…

Hamilton Fears Ferrari Consistency

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Lewis Hamilton fears that, despite steering his Mercedes to victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari have a faster car and he faces an uphill struggle to catch title leader Sebastian Vettel. The 32-year-old Briton, who reeled off his fifth win of the year to reduce Vettel’s lead to seven points with eight races remaining, said…