Hamilton set to learn fate

Lewis Hamilton could learn today whether his bid to win the world championship will suffer a serious blow following claims he caused the crash that forced Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel out of the Japanese Grand Prix. (See bottom of page for link to YouTube footage of the incident.)

Third-placed Vettel drove his Toro Rosso into the back of Webber’s Red Bull, which was running second behind Hamilton, on lap 45 of the 67-lap race when the field was lined up behind a safety car deployed due to Fernando Alonso’s crash three laps earlier.