Japanese GP: Hamilton wins, race interrupted due to a serious accident for Bianchi

Lewis Hamilton wins the Japanese GP 7 laps from the end, after the intervention of the safety car following a serious accident involving the Marussia of Jules Bianchi. The race started under the safety car and was then interrupted after 2 laps and officially restarted on the tenth lap.
On Lap 42 Sutil it goes off the track and crashes into the barriers but, a few minutes later, while the crane intervenes to remove the car, Bianchi's Marussia also arrives and hits the recovery vehicle. Red flag and race over. Bianchi is currently unconscious and has been transported to hospital. Rosberg, Vettel, Ricciardo, Vettel, Button, Bottas, Massa, Hulkenberg, Vergne, and Perez complete the top ten of the race.

News – We start under the safety car in Suzuka, with the rain which, as expected, has already soaked the Japanese track copiously. The traffic lights come on and the safety team leads the group: visibility is at the limit of the impossible, with Rosberg in the lead ahead of Hamilton. The Briton radios to ask his teammate not to suddenly brake since he can't see him...
Once the two laps under the safety car have been completed, the red flag is given and the cars return to the pit lane to line up one behind the other waiting for the start. For now the race is suspended and in case of non-restart only half a score will be awarded for this event. After a few minutes the news is given that the race will start at 15.25pm ​​(8.25am Italian time).
The race restarts, still behind the safety car, but Alonso's Ferrari immediately stops. The Spaniard retires after less than half a lap due to an apparent electronic problem. The drivers continue to proceed behind the safety while on the radio they ask for the race to restart given that the rain seems to have lessened. Hamilton he even addresses Charlie Whiting directly. On lap nine the lights finally go out and the safety car returns.

On Lap 10 we start again: no one dares to overtake yet, while Button and Maldonado take the opportunity to go to the pits and move to the intermediates. The first overtaking attempts are by Vettel on Magnussen and Kvyat on Perez. The move to intermediates pays off immediately, with Button's McLaren running very fast. On Lap 12 the race to the pits also begins for the other drivers. The last to move to intermediates are Rosberg, then Hamilton and Bianchi on the following lap. The ranking sees the German from Mercedes maintaining the lead of the group, followed by Hamilton, Button, Bottas, Massa, Vettel, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Kvyat.

On lap 16 Sponge he was first attacked by Vettel and then on the following lap by Ricciardo. On Lap 19 Vettel also enters decisively on Bottas and takes fourth place. And Ricciardo immediately takes inspiration from his teammate again, also taking the position from Bottas. After the first twenty laps Rosberg he is still the leader followed by Hamilton and Button, with the McLaren driver lapping at the times of the Mercedes duo and having already put himself 14s ahead of Vettel, then Ricciardo, Bottas, Massa, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen and Kvyat.

Hamilton faster he begins to get closer to Rosberg, while behind him Vettel also progressively closes his gap on Button, third. With the DRS enabled, overtaking is made easier and Hamilton immediately begins to try to attack his teammate. On Lap 24 Raikkonen he enters the pits but loses time due to a problem with the front right and returns twelfth. On the 28th Lap Hamilton he overtakes Rosberg and takes the lead from him in the meantime Ricciardo approaches Vettel. The German enters the pits on Lap 30 and then returns fifth ahead of Bottas and behind Ricciardo.
Meanwhile Rosberg he seems to be having trouble with the tires but does not return to the pits. Hamilton is ahead of his teammate; then Button, Ricciardo, Vettel, Bottas, Massa, Hulkenberg, Kvyat and Perez follow. Button returns to the pits on lap 33 but loses a few seconds due to a steering wheel change, returning fifth behind Vettel's Red Bull.

Rosberg he was finally called back to the pits and upon his return to the track he was third behind Ricciardo, who had yet to stop. On Lap 36 Hamilton enters the pits and Ricciardo takes the lead. The pit stop for the Australian takes place on the following lap, with the Red Bull driver returning fifth. At the 38th Lap Hamilton is in the lead followed by Rosberg, Vettel, Button, Ricciardo, Bottas, Hulkenberg, Kvyat, Massa and Perez.
Hag he makes a small mistake and the group fighting for third place gathers together with Button and Ricciardo behind the world champion's Red Bull. Meanwhile the rain begins to intensify. Magnussen in the pits is the first to reassemble the Full Wet. On Lap 42 Ricciardo manages to overtake Button and takes fourth place.
Sutil he hits the wall with his Sauber. Button also returns to the pits and switches to Full Wet. Meanwhile the safety car enters the track. Raikkonen took the opportunity to enter the pits and put on the Full Wets, while Vettel also returned and kept the Intermediates instead. The Medical Car and the ambulance crowded into the area of ​​the impact of Sutil's Sauber but it was not immediately clear what had happened. The red flag is displayed and the race is suspended. A few minutes later the race officially ended, Hamilton he finishes ahead of Rosberg, Vettel, Ricciardo, Vettel, Button, Bottas, Massa, Hulkenberg, Vergne, and Perez.

F1 GP Japan 2014 – Race times and results