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Vettel’s engine penalty boosts Hamilton third world title

Vettel's engine penalty boosts Hamilton third world title Lewis Hamilton's hopes of wrapping up the title with three full race weekends to spare received an unexpected boost in Austin. Ferrari sources had earlier reported that the Maranello team had decided to postpone for now the introduction of a new engine specification, making use of the team's final four ‘tokens' for the year. However, news then emerged on Thursday that Sebastian Vettel's outside shot at the 2015 championship will be dented by a 10-place grid penalty, to also be served by his teammate Kimi Raikkonen. The pair are dropping back because fifth engines for the season are being fitted in Austin. 'This has always been...
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