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30.09.2007
Japan
Fuji

Lewis Hamilton stands within touching distance of the world championship after an impressive win in the Japanese rain. With the start of the race taking place under a downpour, the first 19 laps are run behind the safety car.

When the racing begins, the two MP4-22s ease away, only for pitstops to place them right back in the traffic. Both Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers are involved in accidents with other cars – Fernando Alonso’s race ends when he slides into the tyre wall, but Hamilton recovers from his spin to lead the driver standings by 12 points.

With two races remaining, a world championship looks a real possibility in his debut season, but he eventually loses out to Kimi Raikkonen by the narrowest of margins.

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