Hamilton slips up as Rosberg wins Japanese F1 Grand Prix

Reigning champion 'down but not out' in title battle with fellow Mercedes driver

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Lewis Hamilton admitted it was his mistake that cost him the chance of winning the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Sunday. Instead victory went to Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and the German now leads the Briton by 33 points with just four races remaining. As Sky Sports notes, even if Hamilton were to win those races it might still not be enough to secure him a third consecutive world championship and "for the first time this year the destination of the title is out of his hands."

Hamilton started second on the grid but a horrendous start saw him slip to eighth and only a stirring fightback enabled him to claw his way back up the field, eventually finishing third behind Rosberg and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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