1 Hamilton Suzuka 2018: Pole by 0.3s, Vettel 4.4s Back in P9 Hamilton's pole was clean and untroubled, but Suzuka's Saturday will be remembered for the two-second cliff that swallowed Vettel the moment Ferrari guessed wrong about the rain. Qualifying 6 Oct 2018 4 MIN 2 Hamilton Wins Japanese GP 2018 From Pole, Vettel Sixth Lewis Hamilton controlled Suzuka from the front row to the flag, but the number that actually tells you about the title fight belongs to Sebastian Vettel, who drove the fastest lap of the afternoon and still finished sixth. Race 7 Oct 2018 6 MIN