Hamilton turned into untroubled out on front as he converted his pole position into his 71st victory of his career -- that means he is now 20 victories in the back of Michael Schumacher's all-time record.
Lewis Hamilton gained the Japan GP with a dominant performance at SuzukaAFP OR LICENSORS
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Lewis Hamilton gained the Japan GP with a dominant overall performance at Suzuka
It turned into a Mercedes one- over again as Valtteri Bottas finished secondEPA
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It changed into a Mercedes one-two once again as Valtteri Bottas finished 2nd
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But at the same time as the Brit changed into comfortable out in front, there has been another wonderful instance of simply how Vettel crumbles under the stress.
The German made a daft dash up the internal of Max Verstappen at the 190mph Spoon Curve and came off the more serious.
The Ferrari man clipped Verstappen's Red Bull, spun off and dropped returned to nineteenth area having made his way up to fourth.
It turned into Vettel's SIXTH excessive-profile mistake his season and in the long run ended in him finishing in sixth place.
Hamilton became dominant in the course of the race to make it four wins within the final five Japan GPEPA
Hamilton turned into dominant at some point of the race to make it 4 wins in the closing 5 Japan GP
It was a difficult weekend for Sebastian Vettel who commenced 9th at the grid and completed sixthAP:ASSOCIATED PRESS
It changed into a tough weekend for Sebastian Vettel who started out 9th on the grid and finished 6th
Vettel's different mistakes have price him closely even as Hamilton has now received six of the ultimate seven races to open up a 67-factor lead with handiest 100 factors on provide in the very last four races.
In Azerbaijan, Vettel misplaced out whilst he careless locked up while seeking to pass Valtteri Bottas.
In France, he hit Bottas at the start and, as a end result lost 15 critical factors to Hamilton in the title race.
In Austria, he changed into slapped with a 5-place grid penalty for blocking off Renault's Carlos Sainz in the course of qualifying.