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Race: Vettel Extends His Lead With Spa Win
Sebastian Vettel took a step closer to a fourth World title when he beat Fernando Alonso to the race win in Belgium.
The German took control of the 44-lap grand prix on the opening lap, overtaking pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton as he slip-streamed the Mercedes driver. From there he did not look back.
Lap after lap Vettel built up a gap between himself and the chasing pack which, as the laps counted down, was led by Alonso.
Showing much-improved race pace in the dry, the double World Champion worked his way up to second but could do nothing to haul in Vettel.
He crossed the line 16.8s behind the German, who now leads the Championship by 46 points ahead of the Ferrari driver.
Hamilton brought...
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