Lewis Hamilton is closing in fast on a sixth F1 World Championship title ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Mercedes superstar profited from Ferrari's botched strategy in Russia to claim victory ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas, and he now leads the Finn by a massive 73 points with just five races remaining. Ferrari meanwhile will be desperate to quickly erase the memory of that mess in Sochi after a renaissance which had seen them claim victory in the three previous races (two from young gun Charles Leclerc and one from four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel). Suzuka presents a unique test for F1 drivers with its figure eight layout, and should again provide a...
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