Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix by 19 seconds after starting the race from second on the grid, when the red lights went dark he blitzed off the line, getting past his pole winning Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by turn two and from then on never put a foot wrong to claim his 41st Formula 1 career victory and his first at Suzuka. After qualifying on Saturday, Hamilton believed he could have taken pole position had the final stages of Q3 not been disrupted. On race day he made his point as he powered out of the starting blocks, got alongside Rosberg going into Turn 1 but crucially on the inside and stayed there until the exit of the second turn upon which Rosberg ran out of...
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