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Hamilton closes on fifth title with Japan win
Lewis Hamilton moved to the brink of a fifth world championship with a dominant lights-to-flag victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton led serenely throughout as his title rival Sebastian Vettel ran into trouble in his attempt to gain ground from his eighth place on the grid. The German recovered to finish sixth after spinning to the back of the field when he collided with Red Bull's Max Verstappen trying an ambitious-but-justified move for third place into the difficult Spoon Curve. That puts Vettel 67 points behind Hamilton and means the Briton would win the title at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, in two weeks' time if Mercedes finish one-two for the third successive race. More...
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