Unless there is a major upset - we're talking Lewis Hamilton suffering his first DNF of the season - the Briton should leave Japan on Sunday night with only one driver mathematically capable of beating him to the title... teammate Valtteri Bottas. With a 73 point deficit to Hamilton, Bottas will need to rediscover the sort of form witnessed in Australia and Baku, and while team boss has described the upgrades brought to Japan as 'minor', the Finn is hoping they will provide a 'decent step' in terms of performance. 'We have a pretty solid update package this weekend,' he told reporters. 'Obviously getting to try that tomorrow, how it works, but in theory, yes it should give us more...
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