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Daniel Gallan (earlier) and Emma Kemp (later)

Max Verstappen wins Japanese GP and world title after Leclerc handed penalty – as it happened

Max Verstappen celebrates a dominant victory in the Suzuka rain which earned him his second  F1 title when the stewards penalised Charles Leclerc shortly after the race.
Max Verstappen celebrates a dominant victory in the Suzuka rain which earned him his second F1 title when the stewards penalised Charles Leclerc shortly after the race. Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP

I’ll be off now, but thanks for joining us (Dan, mainly) and catch you next time. Check back in for all Giles’s pieces from Suzuka through the day …

Updated

And before I go, a few words from Hamilton.

“I don’t feel frustrated,” he says. “It was a sprint race. I did the best I could and I’m happy that we at least got some points today. We were just so slow in a straight line. I was getting close, as close as I could. As soon as I would pull out, they would pull away. I wish it was a longer race. I’m glad that we got some laps for the fans here.”

He will not be drawn on the safety or otherwise of the conditions.

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