If you have raced or know racing then it is no secret. What Sebastian Vettel did, to preserve his lead after making an error while leading the Canadian Grand Prix, is part of the ‘dark art' of racing and now his archrival Lewis Hamilton admits he might have done the same thing. From karting to Formula 1 it works like this: driver leads the race and is chased hard by a rival, leader makes a mistake, instinct forces him to do anything (at his own peril at times) to first keep the car straight without losing speed and then do whatever it takes to not concede the lead, even if it means stumbling on to the racing line to block those in pursuit. It happened on Sunday. Vettel leading, under...
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