Instead of Hamilton, it was the flying Finn Valterri Bottas, who arguably drove the best race of his career that day, handed the driver's and constructor's title to the Silver Arro...
The last Japanese GP was held in 2019 which saw then Mercedes driver Valterri Bottas put in a monumental effort to dominate and win from third on the grid.
The Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend starts on Friday October 7th with two practice sessions for the drivers FP1 starts at 8:30 am IST
The weekend for the Japanese GP starts on Friday September 23rd with FP1 at 11:35 PM IST. FP2 will start on Saturday at 10:55 PM IST.
James Hunt debuted in Formula One in 1973, driving for the Hesketh Racing team and won the 1976 World Drivers' Championship.
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix to win his first of three world driver's championships in Formula 1 on this day 33 years ago.
The 1990 Japanese GP was won by Nelson Piquet, but is forever remembered for the crash between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.