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Rosberg wins in Japan as Hamilton fights to third

 XPB Images Nico Rosberg extended his championship lead to 33 points with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton had to fight back to third place. While Rosberg was relatively comfortable at the front of the field, Hamilton made a poor start from second on the grid and ended the opening lap in eighth place. On a circuit which is not easy to overtake on, Hamilton did well to fight back but had to settle for third behind Max Verstappen despite putting pressure on the Red Bull in the closing laps. Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen were fourth and fifth for Ferrari despite Vettel looking strong earlier in the race, with Daniel Ricciardo sixth ahead of the Force India...
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