Lewis Hamilton denied he had acted unsportingly with the move which swept him past fierce rival Nico Rosberg at the start of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. With both Mercedes starting from the front row, Hamilton lunged past Rosberg into the first corner at Suzuka, forcing him wide and pushing the German down to fourth from pole to change the complexion of the race. Hamilton, who went on to record his eighth victory in 14 races this year, sniffed: 'The inside line is the inside line, so it was my corner.' Rosberg fought back to finish second ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. But the result clearly stung and he had to bite his lip when pressed on Hamilton's daring dash for turn one....
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