Hamilton wins after overtaking Rosberg on lap one
Rosberg 2nd, Vettel 3rd, Raikkonen 4th, Bottas 5th
Alonso says McLaren pace is "embarrassing" over radio
Nasr out
Image source, MercedesSo there we have it. Mercedes proved that Singapore was a mere blip in their rampant charge towards the constructors and drivers title as Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory in Japan.
Nico Rosberg is running out of races to keep his world title hopes alive, and will need to push harder than ever.
His next chance to do just that is in Russia a fortnight. See you then.
BBC One
If you did indeed opt for a lie in and fancy seeing the race in full, then it will be replayed on BBC One and online at 13:15 BST. Extended highlights will then be on BBC Three at 19:00.
Formula 1 is back in two weeks with the Russian Grand Prix, which is live across the BBC.
Just woken up? Missed the race? Here's a quick summary of how it went.
Heather Williams: Really pleased with the news from Ron Dennis.
Dale Xanders: Very deflated interview from Button. Such a shame. Feel so sorry for him. Pure frustration. Him and Alonso.
Jen: Race was good but the #bbcf1 interview with Ron Dennis was interesting and honest. Stay JB!
One final look at the drivers' championship and Lewis Hamilton extends his advantage to 48 points, Sebastian Vettel is a further 59 points back in third.
The only movement inside the top 10 is Romain Grosjean up to ninth after finishing seventh, with Sergio Perez 10th.
Image source, _Almost time for us to wrap things up but a mention for the Toro Rosso pair Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. Great work once again, especially Verstappen as he swept through the field with a number of stunning overtakes. Did I mention he turns 18 on Wednesday?
He has scored for the fourth time in the last five races while Carlos Sainz is now the top scoring Spaniard in the championship, having beaten Fernando Alonso to the final point.
After starting seventh, Daniel Ricciardo finished 15th following an early tangle with Felipe Massa that resulted in punctures for both of them.
"As soon as the lights went out I thought 'ok this is four good starts in a row'," He said. "But then I could see the gap was closing and if you lift, you lose. All the good work is undone. I thought the gap was big enough. In the end we touched. A shame as both our races were more or less ended by that."
Image source, Getty ImagesGood insight from David Coulthard about what it is like being a racing driver and not winning world championships.
"I don't lose any sleep about not winning a world championship," he said. "I got beaten by better people. Simple as that.
"I would never have wanted to win the championship in a weak season. Take away Mika Hakkinen and Michael Schumacher, I probably would have won the championship, would it make me a better racer standing here today? No it wouldn't."
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator
Quote MessageNico is in the best team and car combination right now. There are still races to go. Nico did nothing wrong with his approach to the weekend. If you look at the history of the sport there are guys that seem to get some of the racing luck and some that don't. He is so close to being brilliant. He can unlock that, but he just has not found that yet.
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg chooses his words carefully when he's asked by BBC Sport's Lee McKenzie if Lewis Hamilton's overtake of him was fair.
He said: "It's difficult to judge because I don't know if he was on his ideal line or not - I just see his front wheel next to me and that was enough to tell me to back out.
"Everything needs to be perfect to beat Lewis at the moment but this weekend there were two small things.
"I am pleased I made it all the way back to second."
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator
Quote MessageIf you have your nose ahead you take the line. That leaves the guy behind with a choice to either stay there, and you will make contact, or you back out of it and Nico does that.
Lewis Hamilton has just talked about his start with Suzi Perry and David Coulthard.
"I knew that it was my right of way," he said. "Once I got my car slightly ahead I knew that it was my right of way. I was ahead here [in the picture above], so that is my road. I don't particularly think it was too close."
Asked by David Coulthard if he ever feels sorry for Rosberg about coming second best in wheel-to-wheel racing, Hamilton added: "Rosberg was fair. He drivers incredibly well and has done a great job this year. This is racing and that is what it is all about. There have been times when I have fallen behind. It happens."
Sara Turle: Do you feel you got the true picture from Ron Dennis? Great relentless questionning!
Emma Sheridan: Is it about time we bring back Ross Brawn and make him team leader of McLaren?
Rian Hoskins: If Button is to stay at McLaren, will it be with a view to retire at the end of 2016 and allow Magnussen or Vandoorne to take over?
Dale Buckley: Ron mentioned restrictions are increasing costs, so how else can costs be reduced if teams are going to spend in other areas anyway?
More from a brutally honest Ron Dennis:
"We are going up a steep learning curve. It's steeper than expected but there is no other way of winning a world championship.
"You see Red Bull in pain at the moment and are going to see a lot of pain down the pit lane."
The quotes keep on coming from that earlier Ron Dennis interview. ere's a bit more.
Dennis admits he "can't think of a lower point" during his time in charge at McLaren but says "they haven't forgotten how to win" and will get back to the front.
"We are constrained by what you can do in the wind tunnel and what you can do with the engine," he said. "If you don't get it right in the beginning, it's very difficult to climb out of a hole.
"If you are not able to develop the car, you are not going to be able to catch up unless you are very inventive and that's what we've got to be.
"It is a painful experience. We are just going to focus on getting the job done with our partners, Honda. We want to catch up."
Image source, Getty ImagesTensions simmering at Mercedes?
Nico Rosberg did not sound best pleased with Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race.
“It got really close on the exit of Turn Two and I had to back out of it there and that lost me the race," he said. “I haven’t seen it on TV. For sure it was close - I had to avoid a collision - but it is difficult to comment now.”
When asked for his thoughts on the start, Hamilton said: “I don’t really feel it was that close. The inside line is the inside line, so it was my corner.
"I was understeering and I was running out of grip. I can imagine Nico (was) running out of road but that’s what happens when you’re on the outside.”
McLaren team boss Ron Dennis wasn't best pleased by Fernando Alonso's complaints over team radio during the race - when he vented his frustration at racing with a "GP2 engine" and describing the car's performance as "very embarrassing".
"It's not very constructive when you are trying to build a stronger relationship [with Honda management]," he said.
"Do I condone it? No. Am I going to go ballistic? No. I will handle it in my own way and my way is not in public.
"I can understand it - it's not just one race."