• A Ferrari fan shows his support during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit. Clive Mason / Getty Images.
    A Ferrari fan shows his support during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit. Clive Mason / Getty Images.
  • A Japanese Formula One fan wearing a home -made Star Wars mask with the colors of Williams Formula One team stands on the pit lane ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit. Diego Azubel / EPA.
    A Japanese Formula One fan wearing a home -made Star Wars mask with the colors of Williams Formula One team stands on the pit lane ahead of the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit. Diego Azubel / EPA.
  • A fan takes a photo before the first practice round of the Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    A fan takes a photo before the first practice round of the Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • A fan poses for a photo as he arrives before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    A fan poses for a photo as he arrives before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • A fan is seen before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    A fan is seen before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • A fan arrives before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    A fan arrives before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • A fan arrives before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota.
    A fan arrives before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota.
  • A Mercedes fan waits for the start of the third practice session for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo.
    A Mercedes fan waits for the start of the third practice session for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo.
  • A pair of young Ferrari fans during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit. Mark Thompson / Getty Images.
    A pair of young Ferrari fans during previews ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit. Mark Thompson / Getty Images.
  • Fans arrive before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    Fans arrive before the start of the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • Fans arrive for the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    Fans arrive for the third practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
  • Fans are seen before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circui. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.
    Fans are seen before the first practice round of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circui. Kiyoshi Ota / AFP Photo.

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Best hats of the Japanese Grand Prix - in pictures

All eyes were on Lewis Hamilton in Suzuka, but there was just as much to see off the track as the Japanese fans kept up a time-honoured tradition: showing off their creative hats

The National

October 07, 2017

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