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As it happened: 2017 Japanese GP

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08 Oct 2017

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08 Oct 2017

Hamilton wins the Grand Prix increasing his lead in the F1 driver's championship to 59 points. 

08 Oct 2017

Final lap. Verstappen chasing Hamilton

08 Oct 2017

VSC ending, 4 laps left in the race. 

08 Oct 2017

Lance Stroll goes onto the grass and Virtual Safety Car is out. 

08 Oct 2017

Another classic from Kimi 

Ferrari: "Push now, Kimi, push now"

Raikkonen: "Yeah I'm pushing all the time!"

08 Oct 2017

40/53: HAM VER RIC BOT RAI OCO PER MAS MAG GRO HUL ALO PAL GAS STR VAN WEH - Out: ERI VET SAI

08 Oct 2017

Magnussen forces his way past Massa to claim P8. 

08 Oct 2017

Hulkenberg and Palmer are the only drivers who are yet to stop in this race.

08 Oct 2017

Hamilton leads, but Verstappen is gaining on the Briton, now just 2.4 seconds back

08 Oct 2017

NBC says: Bottas pits from second place. Verstappen is 3.4 seconds back from Hamilton at the front now.

08 Oct 2017

Hamilton retakes the lead, with team mate Bottas in P2. 

08 Oct 2017

Hamilton pits for the first time in the race. 

08 Oct 2017

Verstappen pits. He reemerges ahead of Raikkonen, brilliant stop by Red Bull. 

08 Oct 2017

Ferrari confirm Vettel retired due to spark plug failure. 

08 Oct 2017

Raikkonen grabs P6 after good move on the outside of Sergio Perez. 

08 Oct 2017

Hamilton leads Verstappen by around 4.6 seconds. 

08 Oct 2017

Valterri Bottas up to P4 after passing Ocon. It's Mercedes versus Red Bull at Suzuka. 

08 Oct 2017

Ricciardo makes a good move on Ocon around the outside for P3 at Turn 1. 

08 Oct 2017

VSC over. 

08 Oct 2017

Hamilton leads Verstappen by 2.8 seconds at the front of the pack. 

08 Oct 2017

Virtual Safety Car is out. 

08 Oct 2017

Kimi Raikkonen up to P8 after overtaking Nico Hulkenberg. 

08 Oct 2017

Marcus Ericsson into the wall, that's a biggish shunt. 

08 Oct 2017

Is this the critical moment the F1 title race swings into Hamilton's hands?

08 Oct 2017

Breaking! Ferrari engineers inform Vettel must retire his car! 

08 Oct 2017

We're back racing after Sainz's car is cleared from the track. 

08 Oct 2017

Vettel is down in P6, his car has a spark plug issue, oh dear Ferrari!

08 Oct 2017

Safety Car been deployed. 

08 Oct 2017

Hang on! Max Verstappen is on a rampage, he passes Ricciardo and Vettel on the opening lap. 

08 Oct 2017

And they're away at Suzuka! Hamilton leads Vettel.

07 Oct 2017

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole position tomorrow with team mate Valterri Bottas in P2. 

07 Oct 2017

Less than a minute left in Q3, will Hamilton hang onto P1? 

07 Oct 2017

Vettel now in P2, just 0.452 seconds behind Ham.

07 Oct 2017

Bottas in provisional P2 and Verstappen in P3, 1.6 secs off pole. 

07 Oct 2017

Hamilton is quickest in Q3 with a 1:27.345

07 Oct 2017

And we're into the final qualifying session for the Japanese GP. 
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