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Mercedes claims historic sixth F1 title at Japanese GP

Mercedes has won its sixth straight Formula 1 constructors’ world championship crown at the Japanese Grand Prix.  Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in qualifying but a poor start cost polesitter Sebastian Vettel as Valtteri Bottas jumped into the lead from third, while Charles Leclerc dropped down the order after clashing with Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Turn 1.  On a two-stop strategy, Bottas went on to seal his third victory of the season ahead of Vettel, with a third-place finish and fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton proving enough to ensure Mercedes outscored Ferrari by the points it needed to clinch the constructors' title in Japan.  The result maintained Mercedes’...
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