168澳洲5最新开奖结果:RESULTS: Japaꦚnese Grand Prix - Race results

Lewis Hamilton has admi🌃tted it was his error that led to a woeful getaway from the line in🎐 the Japanese Grand Prix as his run to third place sees him cede more crucial points to Nico Rosberg in the standings.

Needing to get back to winning ways 🐼in Suzuka having now not won a race since July's German Grand Prix, Hamilton's hopes were💃 all-but-scuppered immediately at the start when his Mercedes bogged down and was swallowed up by the chasing pack.

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Though some speculated a damp patch in his grid box, the product of overni🤡ght rain, ma🍸y have played a part, Hamilton instead insists the mistake was down to him solely.

"I don't think the damp patch had anything to do with it, I made a mistake. I just got wheelspin.
Working my way up from ther🏅e was tricky b𝓡ut I did the best I could."

Though Hamilton would claw his way through the order with aಞ blend of canny strategy and a rapid charge in the closing stages, he couldn't quite limit the damage entirely as he came up against a robust Max Verstappen in the final laps and couldn't pass.

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With an attempt to pass at the chicane on tꦗhe penultimate lap firmly rebuffed by Verstappen - leading Hamilton to complain about his moving under braking -, the defending champion chose not to dwell on it when he was asked on it.

"The middle stint the car felt good, generally the car 🥃felt great throughout the race so it wasn't really a problem. I'm not really quite sure if I was overtaking backmarkers or not but I was just overtaking whoever I could. So I had the run there and fought hard at the end but just couldn't make it. It doesn't really matter now [about Max's defence]. It has happened and we move forwards."

With Rosberg's win adding 10 points to his swelling ma🎶rgin ꧑over his team-mate, the German now leads by 33 points with four races remaining.

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