2016 F1: Rosberg edges closer to first title with Japanese GP win

It was a lights-to-flag win for Nico Rosberg at the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix. One that saw him edge closer to his first ever Formula 1 title, while team-mate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton only managed to finish third, behind Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen. The win, Rosberg’s fourth of the last five races, ensures that he now has a total of 313 points, while Hamilton has 280 points.

While Rosberg ran a rather untroubled race, Hamilton had a tough start to the Japanese GP, dropping down to eighth place after a…