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#5 Japanese GP
There was nothing more that could have gone wrong for Vettel in Suzuka. He had a disappointing qualifying session finishing 9th because of tricky weather conditions with Ferrari not getting their tyre choices right in Q3.
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In contrast, Mercedes had a front row lockup with Verstappen in 3rd. It was lap eight when Vettel probably gave up his championship hopes when he tried to go down the inside of Max Verstappen at spoon corner, but spun off the track after contact.
He re-joined the track in 19th position far from where he wanted to be. Hamilton had a great race, starting well and won the race comfortably, with Bottas in 2nd place.
Vettel managed to get to P6 but Hamilton had a 67-point lead in the championship, meaning that if he outscored Vettel by 8 points at the next race, he would win the title. Vettel had a forgettable second part of the season. The summer break didn’t do too much good for the 4-time world champion.
