Title outsider Sebastian Vettel has been a handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's 2018 Pirelli United States Grand Prix after failing to ‘reduce pace sufficiently' under red flag conditions. The German driver goes into the weekend knowing that he must keep up with championship rival Lewis Hamilton should he wish to see his title challenge continue for at least another week. Hamilton needs to outscore his German challenger by just nine points to secure his fifth drivers title, equalling Juan Manual Fangio and putting him just two championships behind Michael Schumacher. The penalty comes just two weeks on from Esteban Ocon receiving the same punishment in Japan after he too...
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