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Vettel wins to close Hamilton gap

Sebastian Vettel cut Lewis Hamilton's F1 title lead to 17 points with a comfortable Belgian GP victory after overtaking his Mercedes rival on the opening lap. A big first-corner crash for Fernando Alonso was the race's most dramatic moment but Vettel's pass on Hamilton moments later into Les Combes was the most significant as the Ferrari driver took control of a race he never relinquished. Vettel's victory, Ferrari's first at Spa since 2009, was the 52nd of his career and puts him ahead of Alain Prost and behind only Hamilton and Michael Schumacher in F1's all-time victory table. More immediately, it reinvigorates Ferrari's title challenge ahead of their home race at Monza next Sunday. Max...
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