Mercedes has won its s﷽ixth straight Formula 1 constructors’ world championship crown at the Japan꧒ese Grand Prix. 

Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in qualifying but a poor start cost polesitter Sebastian Vettel as Valtteri Bottas jumped into the lead from third, while Charles Lecl💮erc dropped down the order aft💧er clashing with Red Bull's Max Verstappen at Turn 1. 

On a two-stop strategy, Bottas went on to seal his third victory of the season ahead of Vettel, with a third-place finish and fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton proving enough to ensure Mercedes outscored Ferrari by the points it needed to clinch the construct♍ors' title in Japan. 

The result maintained Mercedes’ unbeaten run and dominance of F1’s V6 hybrid era so far, while matchin🥃g Ferrari’s rec꧙ord of six straight constructors’ titles that the Italian squad achieved between 1999 and 2004. 

Mercedes is now guaranteed to go one better than Ferrari and✱ create yet more F1 history by claiming six successive world championship doubles, something which would mark an unprecedented feat in the sport. 

Five-time world champion Hamilton remains in pole position to land the 2019 crown, holding a 66-point advantage over B💜ottas with just four rounds remaining in Mexico, the United States, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.  

Hamilton could wrap up his sixth drivers’ world title at the upcoming Mexican Grand Prix at the end of the month at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriquez, the same venue he secured his most🐻 rec🧜ent championships at in 2018 and 2017. 

Such an achievement would move the Briton into a clear second place in the history books, just one title away from equalling Michae𓆏l Schumacher’s all-time record of seven world championships. 

Having already surpassed Schumacher’s pole position tally in 2017, Hamilton is also closing in on the German’s wins record of 91. Hamilton, who currently has 82 grand prix victories to his nameꦓ, is within nine of matching Schumacher.