Hamilton: "We lost Niki this year and it doesn't feel the same without him"

Lewis Hamilton has admitted Mercedes' sixth Constructors' Championship on the bounce "doesn't feel the same without him. Hamilton's P3 in Japan helped the Silver Arrows secure their sixth consecutive title.

Valtteri Bottas won the race at Suzuka as Mercedes guaranteed a sixth straight Constructors' and Drivers' double. However, Lauda's passing in May has put a dampener on the victory for Hamilton.

"It definitely feels a little bit different," Hamilton said as quoted by Motorsport.com.

"Obviously, I wouldn't say as happy as previously, because naturally we lost Niki this year and it doesn't feel the same without him.