Mark Hughes' report: Vettel wins a pure race
Sebastian Vettel had to dig very deep to defeat the resurgent Lotus team in Germany, and there was nothing false or contrived about this race, reckons Mark Hughes
Five laps left. Romain Grosjean had just pulled out of Kimi Raikkonen's path, and now in the Finn's sights was the Red Bull of leader Sebastian Vettel as this thrilling, vivid race on a scorching summer day at the Nurburgring rushed towards an uncertain conclusion.
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