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Nostalgia: History warns Vettel against complacency
Sebastian Vettel has entered the summer break with a 38 point lead, prompting many to claim that this championship is over. Collective sighs have been heard throughout the F1 world, but, as history has taught us, it is far too early to engrave Vettel's name on the championship trophy for a fourth time.
Firstly, let's get apply some maths to this. Vettel's lead is 38 points. Divide that by 25 (number of points for a race win), and you will find that the German driver's lead is equivalent to 1.52 race wins. Under the old points system (10 for a win), that's a deficit greater than 15 points which has to be made up in the second half of the season. Keeping up? Good. We take a look back at some...
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