Hamilton won the Japan Formula-1 GP, closely followed by Max Verstappen, and Daniel Ricciardo. vettel retired early and lost any chance of challenging Hamilton for 2017's Championship.
Official Practice Session - 1 has ended. The results are only for reference and have no effect on Official Qualifying with Hamilton 0.5" faster than Vettel, who is slightly ahead of Bottas.
Vettel has to win every race to have a chance in claiming championship which is impossible to achieve. Hamilton just need to finish within top 5 of each race but he will win a few more.