Sebastian Vettel is one race reprimand away from a 10-place grid penalty after Formula One stewards punished the Ferrari driver for missing the national anthem at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The German's absence was understandable given the commotion around his car on the starting grid as the Italian team's mechanics hurried to fix a spark plug problem with the clock ticking. With the issue unresolved, the four times world champion retired from the race after just four laps with his title hopes in tatters. The setback left Mercedes' race winner Lewis Hamilton 59 points clear at the top with four races remaining. The non-driving reprimand for the rules breach, as opposed to one handed...
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