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Starting from 14th place, the title champion reached his 65th career triumph and one-third of the season, more than two months after the win in Spain, in a race that Vettel and Ferrari dominated from start to finish. Late
With the rain falling to some places on the track, Vettel missed a turn and took the lead, 15 laps from the finish, giving '# 1' the advantage to his teammate Finn Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), who left for Hamilton to go to the pits to change tires when the safety car came in.
From the "double" Ferrari was so, at a glance, to the "double" Mercedes, with Finn Valteri Bottas almost exceeding Hamilton after the departure of the safety car, but failing to do so, leaving the British for the victory.
"It was very difficult, from this position. (14th) I stayed calm and focused The team work was excellent and the car was a fan
With 25 points of the win, Hamilton returns to the championship command, with 188, 17 more than Vettel: "I would never have thought it would be possible, but I fought and I did it." Raikkonen, who finished third, retained the same place in the championship, now just nine lengths ahead of Bottas (131 vs. 122).
Vettel left pole and was not surprised at the start , keeping one length ahead of Bottas and Raikkonen, scenario that remained until the 27th return, when the German went to the tire change boxes, which his teammate had done a lot.
Bottas passed, then Verstappen and again Raikkonen, who, with a different tactic from Vettel, ends up r Ferrari ask them to let the German, who returned to command, after 39 laps.
The "accounts" began to get complicated, was on the 44th lap, of 67, with the onset of rain, in some parts of the track.
The "coup de theater" took place on the 52nd lap, with Vettel leaving the car, but he did not make rain or intermediate tires because the ground was almost everywhere dry. in front of a corner and have to give up.
On the front, the Brit was still "bothered" once by Bottas, who nearly overtook him when "I was out". 'safety car' abandoned, but managed to keep the advantage, to keep it on arrival, the pursuit pursued by the two Finns.
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