11:01 AM ET ESPN staff After Lewis Hamilton moved closer to securing his fifth world championship in Japan, we reflect on the main talking points to come out of Suzuka, which once again centre around Sebastian Vettel’s faltering championship campaign. Our F1 editors Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders join columnists Kate Walker and Maurice Hamilton

9:09 AM ET Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene says the team will not give up on its 2018 championship hopes while mathematically still in the hunt. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been developing since Singapore, writes Laurence Edmondson. The Japanese

5:27 AM ET A new international racing series exclusively for female drivers, W Series, will launch next year in a bid to give women an easier pathway to Formula One. The new category will begin in May 2019 and will feature six 30-minute races throughout Europe in the opening season. The series hopes to expand

8:36 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has called on the media to show title rival Sebastian Vettel “a little more respect” following the implosion of the Ferrari driver’s championship challenge. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been developing since Singapore, writes

8:24 AM ET A round-up of the best radio soundbites from the Japanese Grand Prix, where Ferrari blundered again and Sebastian Vettel saw his already slim championship chances suffer another significant blow. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been developing

11:00 AM ET Sebastian Vettel says it has been “inspirational” to see his Ferrari’s teams spirit unaffected by its dramatic capitulation in the 2018 championship fight with Mercedes. Vettel looked like the favourite for a fifth world championship earlier this year after Ferrari appeared to have moved ahead of Mercedes in terms of car performance.

9:12 AM ET The Japanese Grand Prix involved several contentious moments, creating a busy afternoon for the race stewards. While three time penalties were handed out, there were another two incidents which some have argued required a penalty for one of the drivers involved. Although he delegates the responsibility of in-race penalties to a team

6:18 AM ET FIA race director Charlie Whiting says plans for a new Formula One circuit in Vietnam are currently on target ahead of a potential grand prix in 2020. Although a deal has not been announced by Formula One, Vitenam has been talked about as a potential venue for some time. In August, the

3:58 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Lewis Hamilton hoped this year’s title fight would go down to the final race of the season after relishing his head-to-head battle with Sebastian Vettel in 2018. Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s mistakes at the Japanese Grand Prix were borne out of an increasingly desperate situation that has slowly been

10:40 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Since the Singapore Grand Prix three races ago, there has been an inevitability about the collapse of Sebastian Vettel’s title campaign. Poor qualifying performances led to strategic errors, which in turn bred more mistakes and cranked up the pressure. As the mistakes snowballed, the gap in points to Lewis