Jules Bianchi has been taken to hospital after crashing into a vehicle recovering Adrian Sutil's car during the Japanese Grand Prix.
The race was ended after the incident involving the Marussia driver, who failed to respond when his team radioed to ask if he was ok.
He was unconscious as he was driven to hospital with a police escort. As the recovery was taking place, Bianchi also spun off at the same corner and crashed side-on into the tractor.
FIA media delegate Matteo Bonciani confirmed Biachi has since been rushed to hospital after the crash, which happened at turn seven.
'The driver is unconscious,' Bonciani said.
'He has been sent to hospital by ambulance because the helicopter cannot go in these conditions. Further updates will follow. For the moment, we cannot say anything.'
The running of the race had been under threat all week as Typhoon Phanfone approached Japan from the Pacific Ocean and the event had already been red-flagged after just two laps after the race began under safety car conditions.
The race continued after the weather cleared up but the rain began to fall in the closing stages ahead of both Sutil and Bianchi's accidents.
Sutil said after the race: 'I aquaplaned. The rain got more and more. One lap later with waved yellow flags Jules came around and had the same spin there and that was it. It was the same crash but the outcome was different.
'The car came out to rescue my car and it all happened.
'In respect of this corner everyone knows it is one of the trickiest one when it is getting late and the rain increases. If you have an accident there you should think about a safety car. It got a little bit dark in the end and maybe we should have stopped the race earlier.'
On whether the race should have been held earlier in the day: ‘We weren’t asked about our opinion so there is nothing I can say. It was clear it got more wert and it would have ben quite easy to make the race earlier but it is not in my hands.’
Nico Rosberg, who finished second in the race, said afterwards: 'Our thoughts are with my colleague Jules - we wish him all the best but it doesn't look good.'
Sauber tweeted to confirm Sutil was ok following his accident.
Hamilton's win put him 10 points clear of Rosberg in the drivers' championship. The Brit pulled off a stunning overtake on his Mercedes team-mate on lap 29 and neverlooked back, pulling clear to win his eighth grand prix of the season.
More to follow.
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