THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Twin disasters strike Ferrari
The Japanese Grand Prix proved to be another notable one for the Mercedes- AMG team
It has been a sad run for the Ferrari team who have experienced issues for the past two races — Malaysia and now Japan — where both its drivers did not finish. In Singapore both cars crashed out of the race on the first lap, while in Malaysia and Japan both cars retired due to mechanical maladies. According to reports, both Ferraris of Sebastien Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen experienced a broken spark plug in one of the cylinders. This is disappointing as the team has up to recent races been a strong contender. With both Ferraris out of the Japanese race at the weekend, Lewis Hamilton once again managed to expand his championship lead as he led the race from start to finish. He pipped Max Verstapppen, who won the Malaysian Grand Prix. Verstapppen was followed by teammate Daniel Ricciardo. Hamilton has a 59-point lead ahead of Vettel with four races to go. It was also the Catalunya, Spain, leg of the WRC (World Rally Championship) where the charging Citroen C3 Abu Dhabi of Kris Meeke cla...
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