The news, when it finally arrived, came as a punch to the guts, yet seemed to follow the pattern of Lewis Hamilton’s season. Confirmation of his disqualification from qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, roughly 90 minutes before Formula 1's final sprint race of 2021, was a potentially decisive blow in a title battle in which Hamilton has often taken one step forward and two steps back and struggled to generate sustained momentum against Max Verstappen. With Mercedes enjoying their best weekend of the year from a performance perspective in Brazil, Hamilton – fastest by almost half a second on the road in Friday’s qualifying session – could have realistically dared to dream...
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