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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won a rain-
shortened Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday,
claiming his third straight Formula One victory
in a race marred by a serious crash.
With Hamilton leading teammate Nico Rosberg,
a red flag ended the race on the 44th of 53
laps due to a crash involving Marussia driver
Jules Bianchi. With heavy rain falling and
visibility poor, race officials elected not to re-
start and Hamilton was declared the winner.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel finished third.
Hamilton widened his lead over Rosberg in the
race for the drivers' championship but the race
celebrations were subdued as Bianchi was
taken to a hospital and is in critical condition.
"Our first thoughts go to Jules," Hamilton said.
"It overshadows everything else when one of
our colleagues is injured and we are praying
for him. Next to this, the race result doesn't
seem significant at all."
Hamilton now leads Rosberg by 10 points with
four races remaining.
The rain also disrupted the early stages of the
race, with the first nine laps run behind the
safety car. After the rain abated and the
safety car came off, Hamilton did everything
possible to gain on his teammate, who started
from pole.
Rosberg held the lead until the 29th lap when
Hamilton got a better run onto the pit straight
and blasted around the outside of Rosberg into
Turn 1 to take the lead for good.
The race was stopped after 44 laps after
Bianchi crashed at Turn 7. He was taken to a
hospital and is undergoing surgery after a scan
revealed a severe head injury, FIA spokesman
Matteo Bonciani said.
Sunday's race started at 3 p.m. local time. An
approaching typhoon led to suggestions that
the race should be pushed up to an earlier
start but it wasn't.
At the time of the crash, rain was falling
steadily and it was getting dark. Several
drivers complained of not being able to see
properly.
At the start of the race the rain became
heavier and the drivers could only complete
two cautious laps behind the safety car.
After a 10-minute delay, the race re-started
behind the safety car, but Fernando Alonso's
Ferrari ground to a halt with a technical
problem. The Spaniard returned to his garage
and threw up his arms in frustration.
Lewis Hamilton wins crash-marred Japan Grand Prix race
shortened Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday,
claiming his third straight Formula One victory
in a race marred by a serious crash.
With Hamilton leading teammate Nico Rosberg,
a red flag ended the race on the 44th of 53
laps due to a crash involving Marussia driver
Jules Bianchi. With heavy rain falling and
visibility poor, race officials elected not to re-
start and Hamilton was declared the winner.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel finished third.
Hamilton widened his lead over Rosberg in the
race for the drivers' championship but the race
celebrations were subdued as Bianchi was
taken to a hospital and is in critical condition.
"Our first thoughts go to Jules," Hamilton said.
"It overshadows everything else when one of
our colleagues is injured and we are praying
for him. Next to this, the race result doesn't
seem significant at all."
Hamilton now leads Rosberg by 10 points with
four races remaining.
The rain also disrupted the early stages of the
race, with the first nine laps run behind the
safety car. After the rain abated and the
safety car came off, Hamilton did everything
possible to gain on his teammate, who started
from pole.
Rosberg held the lead until the 29th lap when
Hamilton got a better run onto the pit straight
and blasted around the outside of Rosberg into
Turn 1 to take the lead for good.
The race was stopped after 44 laps after
Bianchi crashed at Turn 7. He was taken to a
hospital and is undergoing surgery after a scan
revealed a severe head injury, FIA spokesman
Matteo Bonciani said.
Sunday's race started at 3 p.m. local time. An
approaching typhoon led to suggestions that
the race should be pushed up to an earlier
start but it wasn't.
At the time of the crash, rain was falling
steadily and it was getting dark. Several
drivers complained of not being able to see
properly.
At the start of the race the rain became
heavier and the drivers could only complete
two cautious laps behind the safety car.
After a 10-minute delay, the race re-started
behind the safety car, but Fernando Alonso's
Ferrari ground to a halt with a technical
problem. The Spaniard returned to his garage
and threw up his arms in frustration.
Lewis Hamilton wins crash-marred Japan Grand Prix race
