SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Hamilton seeks hat-trick but wary of Ferrari
Singapore — Lewis Hamilton arrives in Singapore as Formula One leader and the season’s first back-to-back winner, but Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel could dash the Mercedes driver’s hopes of a third win in a row on Sunday. Hamilton led teammate Valtteri Bottas in a dominant one-two at the Italian Grand Prix two weeks ago to take his second successive win from a record 69th pole position. Vettel trailed home in third place, more than half a minute behind the Briton, and lost the overall lead he had enjoyed all season with Hamilton now three points clear with seven races remaining. Now Mercedes are braced for a Ferrari backlash at the Marina Bay street circuit. "Singapore will be a different story but it’s better to go there in the lead than behind," the team’s nonexecutive chairman, Niki Lauda, told Reuters after the Monza race. Hamilton also expects a closer battle. "I think the learning from these two weeks should hopefully put us in a better position for Singapore," he told report...
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