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Vettel hoping for two Hamilton DNF results

Sebastian Vettel still believes he can win the 2018 Formula 1 world championship despite being 50 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton, and is hoping for one or two DNF races for the Brit so that he can be in with a fighting chance. In the Russian Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas looked the likely winner but was forced to retreat and swap positions with Hamilton after receiving team orders from Toto Wolff. With Vettel finishing in third, that allowed Hamilton to extend his lead at the top of the title rankings. However, the German will continue to believe he can catch up until it is mathematically impossible, and is hoping for his rival to perhaps not finish a couple of races to give him an edge....
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