Sebastian Vettel made a two-stop strategy pay dividends at Suzuka to secure victory in the Japanese🧸 Grand Prix - taking him closer to a fourth successive F1 title.

Thꦚe Red Bull man finished of three-stopping team-mate Mark Webber🎀 and the Lotus of Romain Grosjean.

"This was always going to be a very close race, with little difference in lap times between the two nominated compounds," Pirelli boss Paul Hembery saidౠ. "As a result we saw varied app🎃roaches to strategy, with both the medium and the hard tyre being used at different points for the second and third stints.

"The majority of drivers stopped 🍨twice as we expected: wear is quite low at Suzuka due to the flowing nature of the circuit - which means that traction demands are low - but the high lateral energy loads mean that the limiting factor is degradation.

"Vettel was able to use a two-stop strategy to make the difference here, but it ⛄was extremely close with Webber and Grosjean. Once more we receive🎉d a great welcome in Japan: one of the most difficult circuits in the world for drivers, cars and tyres, with an absolutely amazing atmosphere thanks to some fantastic fans."

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