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Lewis Hamilton tops US GP practice as Sebastian Vettel given penalty

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has been handed a three-place grid penalty at the United States Grand Prix. The decision, for not slowing sufficiently for a red flag in practice, increases the chances of Lewis Hamilton clinching his fifth world title in the race on Sunday. Hamilton will be champion if he scores eight more points than Vettel. Hamilton has won five of the last six races and topped both Friday sessions. If Sebastian Vettel does not finish in the points then Lewis Hamilton only needs to come sixth to become the world champion Vettel's offence came after the first session was stopped because Sauber's Charles Leclerc, who will be Vettel's team-mate at Ferrari next year, had strewn...
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