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Sebastian Vettel kept his title hopes alive in Japan, keeping Lewis Hamilton’s KERS equipped McLaren and a surprising Jarno Trulli behind him both at the start and after a safety car to deliver his third win of the season.Trulli finished second after jumping Hamilton in the pits, the world champion finishing third.The champaign remains on ice in the Brawn garage, as while the constructor’s title is almost assured, seventh for Rubens Barrichello and eighth for Jenson Button was not enough to seal it up. Brawn holds a 156-120.5 edge, that’s half a point shy off the title.In the drivers championship, Button leads his teammate 85-71, while Vettel sits on 69 points with two to go.After taking the lead from Trulli and Hamilton, Vettel settled into the lead and looked to be on track for an easy win. That changed when Jaime Alguersuari lost his Toro Rosso at 130R on the 44th lap, bringing out the safety car and giving Trulli and Hamilton another chance at Vettel.Lapped traffic helped Vettel...
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