Hamilton is racing towards the world title

Lewis Hamilton is unstoppable and is racing towards the world championship title. The British Mercedes driver celebrated his fourth Grand Prix success in a row on Sunday in Suzuka, Japan.

Hamilton relegated his teammate Valtteri Bottas to second place in his 71st career win. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull ended up in third place.

Vettel is responsible for the accident Sebastian Vettel only crossed the finish line in sixth place with Verstappen after a crash that was his fault. Vettel said after the race: “If I don’t try that, then I might as well stay at home.” However, the Ferrari driver apologized for the crash immediately after the race.

A crucial moment in the grand prix, and the title race...

Lap 8: Seb 💥 Max #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 #F1 pic.twitter.com/pTrYZ4z2uK

- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 7, 2018

LAP 8 / 53

VERSTAPPEN AND VETTEL COLLIDE 😱

Vettel went for a lunge at Spoon, but there was no room - he drops to P19 👀 #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 #F1 pic.twitter.com/hYNMSvrC3R

- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 7, 2018

Four races before the end of the season, Vettel is already 67 points behind Hamilton, who can become world champion at the next race in the USA. The results from the Suzuka GP at a glance:

BREED CLASSIFICATION (LAP 53/53)

Another 1-2 for Mercedes, despite Verstappen pushing to the line 💪 #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 #F1 pic.twitter.com/SsYs1yNWvY

- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 7, 2018

Standings after 17 of 21 competitions: 1. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) – Mercedes 331 pts. 2. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) – Ferrari 264 3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes 207 4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) – Ferrari 196 5. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Red Bull 173 6. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) – Red Bull 146 7. Sergio Perez (Mexico) – Force India 53 8. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) – Haas 53 Constructors' Championship 1. Mercedes 538 points 2. Ferrari 460 3. Red Bull 319 4. Renault 92; 5. Haas 84 6. McLaren 58 7. Racing Point Force India 43 8. Toro Rosso 30

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Hamilton is racing towards the world title

Lewis Hamilton continued his Formula 1 winning streak in Japan and took a huge step towards his 5th world title.

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