This morning, Lewis Hamilton struck gold at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. The Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were 2nd and 3rd. Hamilton benefitted from a Ferrari disaster, particularly from Sebastian Vettel. The Ferrari driver had a few issues before the race began but Ferrari were able to turn it around quickly. Or were they? Valtteri Bottas battled with Ricciardo for the podium but lost out. Meanwhile, the sole surviving Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen was having his own little race. Here is how social media reacted to the race.
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Showtime!
Ready for battle! #JapaneseGP #PinkPanthers
Bye Jo It was Nice Having you around
It was the final race for Jolyon Palmer for the season as he and the Renault team announced that he will be stepping aside for Carlos Sainz to take over.
Today we say goodbye to one of the all time greats of F1... #GoodbyePalmer #F1 #JapaneseGP
Musical Chairs!
.@Carlossainz55 says goodbye to @ToroRossoSpy in Japan 🇯🇵➡️ bit.ly/2hW8FX4 #F1 #JapaneseGP #carlo55ainz
Ferrari Disaster
Vettel forced to retire due to engine trouble after four laps in #JapaneseGP. Forget about the title now Seb! #Formula1
Rookie Speak
🇯🇵 #JapaneseGP - Race Pierre 🗣️ "It was quite a difficult race, I’m a bit disappointed" Full quote on win.gs/2hVR7dk
Not Quite a Swansong for Carlos
LAP 1/53: Carlos Sainz retires early after his final start for Toro Rosso ?? #JapaneseGP ????… dlvr.it/Pt8GSn
Oh Hi Nico!
I appreciate the kind words from Nico 👏 #JapaneseGP
Will He, Won’t He?
After a great start and P3 for quite a few laps, P6 was the best possible today! Very happy, let’s keep it going team👌🏻🤙🏻 #EO31 #JapaneseGP
Sorry *sniff* Allergies
🎙Jolyon on the radio: "thanks everyone it's been a pleasure racing with you all." And now we've got a lump in our throat. 😢 #JapaneseGP
Is That Supposed to Happen?
Drama for Nico, his DRS is stuck open! Box, Nico box! #JapaneseGP
Poldi in the House!
Quit Playing Games With Our Feelings
DRS enabled. We'd tweet about that excitingly but we're still sore about it. #JapaneseGP
Talk a Walk on the Wild Side
The replay shows what looks like a failure at the front right of Lance's car. #JapaneseGP
We Need a Banter World Championship
Mwouahahahahahaha!
Never Ever Leave Your Phone Unattended
In the end Daniel Ricciardo had some fun with Lewis Hamilton’s unattended phone atop the podium putting some funny videos and expressions on his Instagram account:
SPY: Well, that escalated quickly! 🕵️ #RBspy #JapaneseGP
Your Advice has been Acknowledged
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Lesson learned... 😂 #JapaneseGP
Modesty
HAM: "I could have only dreamed about having such a gap in the standings. I owe everything to the team. They are meticulous" #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵
He Knows When He’s Beat
Verstappen doubts he could have passed Hamilton #F1 #JapaneseGP f1fanatic.co.uk/2017/10/08/ver…
Word
Fernado Alonso stuck onto 10th position but was reprimanded post race for blocking the leaders- Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen and ignoring the blue flags. He kept the 10th place though.
So close to points in #Suzuka. Catch up on the #JapaneseGP news and views from #McLarenHonda, at ow.ly/RpI630fIKNd
Come a Little Bit Closer
What a day for Lewis Hamilton 👏 Here's the #JapaneseGP report 👉 bbc.in/2kwJDyo #F1
Championship Update
With one 4th place finish in the last 4 races, Vettel and Ferrari have surely handed the championship to Hamilton. Game over too soon?
If he wins the next race in Austin and Vettel is lower than 5th, @LewisHamilton will seal his 4th world title #F1 #JapaneseGP
