Pictures from the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka as Sebastian Vettel swept to a resounding victory from pole after qualifying was delayed to Sunday morning by heavy rain. Team mate Mark Webber came home second to strengthen his lead in the Drivers’ Championship while Fernando Alonso’s third place sees him only ahead of Vettel in the standings on results countback. A strategy error from Jenson Button and not one but two troublesome gearboxes for Lewis Hamilton resulted in the McLaren’s losing ground in the title chase…
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