Sebastian Vettel Cleans Up in Japan; Formula 1 Title Race Now Down To Just Three

And then there were three. The 2010 Formula One driver’s championship now boils down to just three drivers—Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton’s ongoing run of bad luck continued in Suzuka with two gearbox problems; one in practice which cost him five grid places for the changeover, and then another problem during the race, dropping him to fifth and languishing 28 points off the lead with only three races remaining. Even the most strident Hamilton fan would have trouble coming up with a scenario where all of the leading drivers failed and Hamilton stung together a series of victories. It’s still mathematically possible, but it will take something pretty unlikely to get him to the lead i...

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