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Hamilton with dominant practice display</a></h1> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161011045506oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lewis-hamilton-snapchat-swear-japanese-grand-prix-video-press-conference-a7347841.html" data-tb-region-item="3-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-cc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/10/06/11/lewis-hamilton-snapchat.jpg"> <span class="icon-play large"></span> <a href="/web/20161011045506/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lewis-hamilton-snapchat-swear-japanese-grand-prix-video-press-conference-a7347841.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161011045506/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/lewis-hamilton-snapchat-swear-japanese-grand-prix-video-press-conference-a7347841.html">Hamilton criticised for foul-mouthed Snapchat post in press conference</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Hamilton was distracted by his own mobile phone during the drivers' press conference for the Japanese Grand Prix</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161011045506oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/japan-grand-prix-lewis-hamilton-big-end-bearing-failure-engine-malaysia-mercedes-a7347386.html" data-tb-region-item="4-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-cc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/10/06/07/lewis-hamilton2.jpg"> <a 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class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height " data-url="/web/20161011045506oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/japan-grand-prix-lewis-hamilton-engine-failure-trouble-can-he-win-the-world-championship-a7346076.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-br lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/10/05/12/lewis-hamilton.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161011045506/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/japan-grand-prix-lewis-hamilton-engine-failure-trouble-can-he-win-the-world-championship-a7346076.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a 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