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Vettel: I am still optimistic

Sebastian Vettel fell further behind Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton after the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang but the Ferrari driver still saw cause for optimism in the title battle despite the ongoing misfortunes afflicting the Maranello outfit. Starting in last place after a power unit problem prevented him setting a time in qualifying, with his Mercedes rival lining up on pole position, the German made the best of a bad situation. His remarkable recovery drive to fourth, combined with Hamilton being beaten by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, meant Vettel limited the damage to six points. While that still stretched Hamilton's overall advantage to a hefty 34 points with only...
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