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Hamilton close to title after Russian win

 XPB Images Lewis Hamilton closed in on his third drivers’ championship with victory in the Russian Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg retired early on. Pole-sitter Rosberg led in the opening laps, but complained after a safety car restart of a damaged throttle pedal and ran wide on two occasions to drop back to third place before retiring his car. Hamilton then had a clear run to the flag and was able to close out his ninth win of the season. With Sebastian Vettel coming home second after a robust pass on team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, it is Vettel who now sits second in the drivers' championship, 66 points behind Hamilton. As a result, Hamilton needs to outscore the four-time world...
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