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Sat 10 Oct 2007Hamilton cleared of any wrongdoing at FujiMOTOR SPORT/Chinese Grand Prix:Lewis Hamilton's bid to become the first rookie driver to win the Formula One world championship was firmly back on track yesterday after he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the accident involving Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Japanese Grand Prix.But the 22-year-old has revealed he is becoming disillusioned and hinted he could walk away from the sport if distractions off the circuit continue to overshadow his achievements on it. He said the incidents away from the track were "a shame for the sport" and if they continue "it's probably not somewhere I really want to be".