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After France everyone was questioning Vettel and his explosive personality. Hamilton wins and it was looking like Mercedes were finally back and the momentum was swinging their way.
Next, Austria. After a rather average qualifying session, Vettel saw a grid drop due to blocking Sainz, yet again prompting media and fans to question his abilities. Come the race it was looking like and easy Mercedes 1-2 until the unthinkable happened. Bottas DNFs and Merc have a strategy blunder leaving Hamilton out to dry. Vettel then performs the overtake of the race on the championship leader leaving him in the dust and taking the final podium spot. Hamilton then amazingly has a DNF. The first time a Mercedes has a double DNF due to technical reasons since the 50's. Ferrari regain the lead of both championships. This is also the second race in a row where Kimi has delivered a phenomenal performance, the first being in France.
Finally, Great Britain. Vettel missed most of FP3 due to a neck problem. Qualifying was close but saw Lewis just clinch the pole position while Vettel and Raikkonen were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Race day arrives and Vettel completely mugs Hamilton off at the start. Raikkonen then completes the mugging when he spins Lewis out (Thanks Kimi
). Two safety cars ensured Hamilton a potential win. Vettel again pulls off an amazing overtake to regain the lead of the race. Raikkonen for the third race in a row earns his spot as a Ferrari driver. Vettel pulled off an amazing race with neck issues throughout the weekend. Overall, Ferrari extend both championship leads, Raikkonen is performing like himself again, and the Mercs are left eating glue out of their hands. Also Red Bull were doing things but they weren't really relevant.
I think Vettel proved his elite mindset by coming back from such a low (France) to conquering Lewis' home ground. Onwards to Hockenheim.
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