THE Max Verstappen he got his blood back for the first race he didn’t finish in almost two years (in Australia). The world champion dominated from start to finish at Suzuka to take victory at the Japanese Grand Prix to make it three wins in four races this year and remain top of the championship Formula 1. In fact, recording the fastest lap, which secured him another point.
Behind him, with a difference of about twelve seconds, finished o Sergio Peres completing the third 1-2 of the year for Red Bull, followed by the two Ferrariby Carlos Sainz to take advantage of his mistakes Charles Leclerc and getting on the podium, with the latter fourth and Lando Norris (McLaren) fifth.
The rated ten were completed by Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), George Russell (Mercedes), Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).
The next match, the fifth in a row in the league, will be held on April 21 in China.
How the Grand Prix developed
The race got off to an episodic start, with Albon (Williams) and Ricciardo (RB) colliding at the third turn of the race, which led to a 27-minute stoppage in the race. Verstappen defended his lead in both… two starts and was virtually never threatened by the competition, reaching his 57th career victory. On the 24th lap Zhou Guaniu (Sauber) became the third driver to abandon the race. Leclerc, who was around 8 seconds clear of the Belgian-Dutchman, had a… exit on lap 26 to lose second place, with Perez and Saind fighting for the podium and Leclerc, Norris and Russell behind them.
On lap 36 Peres overtook Leclerc to move up to second and stay there until the end leaving the two Ferraris to… butcher each other for third place. Saint passed his partner for lap 46, while in lap 50 Piastri and Russell had inconsequential contact on either side, with Russell eventually passing on the final lap to take seventh. Fernando Alonso defended sixth place to the end and showed that he remains an excellent driver, while Yuki Tsunoda took tenth place and celebrated a point in front of his… audience.
The ranking:
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS IN SUZUKA ????
It’s a third win of the season and a 1-2 finish for Red Bull ??
Some response.#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/NqQPsfvo2C
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 7, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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