The first attempt to run the Japanese Grand Prix was aborted after just one lap as no fewer than four cars suffered accidents in the very wet conditions at Suzuka.
Visibility was very poor as the race got under way, causing Sebastian Vettel and Zhou Guanyu to spin in the first few corners. But they will be able to continue once the race restarts, unlike Carlos Sainz who smashed into a barrier and Alex Albon, whose Williams suffered a gearbox failure.
Sainz started third but only made it around a few corners before he lost control of his Ferrari. He was uninjured in the crash, but his car was far too heavily damaged to continue, while the advertising hoarding he hit flew off and got stuck on Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri.
