#OTD in 2018 Sebastian Vettel broke Ferrari hearts and ended his championship hopes with a costly crash in Germany
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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Formula One season but it was not all smooth sailing for the Brit and with the help of this piece, we are going to have a look at the moment when Sebastian Vettel’s crash handed Hamilton the lead in the 2018 Championship.
The 2018 season was a close-fought battle between Ferrari and Mercedes, and for the respective teams, the charge was led by Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
The two prolific drivers were at each other’s throats throughout the season where Vettel at one point was in the lead of the Championship, but his unfortunate crash in Hockenheim meant that he lost an eight points lead to Hamilton.
What rubbed more salt into the wounds of Sebastian Vettel was the fact that Hamilton started the race from P14 and was still able to secure maximum points.
At Hockenheim, Vettel’s eight points lead was turned into a 17-point deficit which proved to be a body blow for Vettel and the Ferrari Formula One team.
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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 F1 season and Sebastian Vettel finished second
During the turbo hybrid era, Mercedes was the team to beat as since 2014, they were dominating the Championship, however, in 2018 Ferrari came up with a package that was able to challenge the Silver Arrows, but because of bad luck, the Maranello-based teams charge ran out of steam by the closing stages on the season.
Sebastian was Ferrari’s best bet in 2018 but despite his tireless efforts, was able to finish the season in second place with 320 points to his name during which he secured five Grand Prix wins. Mercedes, on the other hand, once again won both Championships and Hamilton finished his season off with a massive haul of 420 points.
The season could have turned out with a different story had Vettel not crashed in front of his home fans in Hockenheim. The German Grand Prix was the 11th round of a 21-race season and from that point onwards, Vettel just wasn’t able to make a strong enough comeback to challenge Hamilton.
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Rishabh Negi
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