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#4 Leading his home Race
The return to Europe had so far been largely positive for Sebastian Vettel, winning at Silverstone and gaining 15 points on Lewis Hamilton in Austria. When Hamilton only qualified in 14th thanks to issues in Q2, Vettel had a golden opportunity to extend his lead in the driver's standings.
Seb started from pole and held his P1 around the first lap, despite the advances of Valtteri Bottas. The battle at the front was a close one, but you always had the feeling that Vettel had this under wraps, few can control a Grand Prix as easily as he can.
The threat of rain loomed large, though, and drops began to fall on Lap 44 of 67. Some - such as Max Verstappen - pitted for wet weather tyres, but those that did had jumped the gun as only a small section of the circuit was wet enough for them.
Vettel had never won at the Hockenheimring but had won on home soil at the Nurburgring back in 2013, however, he was desperate to win this one. That perhaps showed as well, as, in increasingly wet and slippery conditions, he broke too late into the stadium section's hairpin and skated off the road.
To compound his misery, his Ferrari was beached in the gravel trap and Hamilton would go on to win the race. A rookie error from a four-time world champion, who would've predicted that?
