Formula One heads to Suzuka this week for the Japanese Grand Prix.

With just five rounds remaining, Lewis Hamilton holds a 73-point championship lead over Valtteri Bottas.

Here, the PA news agency looks at five talking points ahead of Sunday’s race.

Verstappen has created one of the biggest followings in the sport, and he will take centre stage this weekend when he leads Honda’s charge on home turf. Verstappen’s Red Bull is powered by the Japanese manufacturer and, in the absence of a home driver, an expected sell-out crowd will be rallying behind the young Dutchman instead.