After a rare setback in Singapore, Lewis Hamilton hopes to get his Formula One championship pursuit back on track immediately at the Japanese Grand Prix. An engine-clamp failure that took away boost power forced Hamilton out of the Singapore night race last weekend for his first retirement of the season. Hamilton's lead over Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished fourth in Singapore, was trimmed from 53 to 41 points with six races left. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, who won at Marina Bay, is a further eight points back. Mercedes was surprisingly off the pace in Singapore, but expects to return to dominance on the higher-speed Suzuka circuit where Hamilton won last year ahead...
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