- I am very happy and it was a tough qualification and I started as third but took the chance. I managed to take the lead and was able to control the race, says Bottas, who took advantage of Sebastian Vettel's mistake of taking the lead, in Viasat's broadcast.
There was an intense fight for second place, but Ferraris Sebastian Vettel, who was in pole position and scrutinized by the jury for a suspected robbery but was released, was able to hold off before chasing Lewis Hamilton in his Mercedes.
Thus, it is clear that Mercedes took home the constructor's world championship, as the best stable, for the sixth consecutive year.
Bottas the end that could threaten Hamilton- I'm really proud of the stable. The sixth win in a row is so impressive, Bottas says.
Today's result means that Bottas is the only one with a theoretical chance to threaten Lewis Hamilton in the championship. Thus, Mercedes drivers will also win the individual championship.
The qualifier was run just hours before the race during the night against Sunday, this in the aftermath of the typhoon that swept over the country with full force, the worst storm that hit Japan in 60 years.
Once the race was settled, the sun shone and conditions were excellent.