The champion is here! Ferstapen endured and kept the McLaren behind him in Suzoula

THE Max Ferstapen shouted at Suzuka How this year, although it doesn’t have the best car, it won’t be easy for the very strong Mclaren. Red Bull’s Dutch pilot celebrated his first victory at Japan’s Grand Prix by investing on Pole Position and maintaining his place despite pressure from him Lado Norris and Oscar who completed the podium.

In the league, however, Norris is first with 62 pointsone more than Ferstapen, while the third with 49 is Piater.

Her scoring ten Ferrari, Charles Lecler, the two Mercedes by George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton with the second Ferrari, Isak Hatzar of Racing Bulls, Alex Albon with Williams and Oliver Berman with Haas.

The next race, fourth in a row of 24 in the calendar, will take place in Bahrain next Sunday (13/4).

The match

The Trinity of Ferstapen, Norris and Piastri maintained its place at the start of the race, with the first expanding its difference just over two seconds. Gradually Norris began to throw the difference close to the second, until the 22nd round, when the two pioneers chose to make a paw at the same time and almost collided. Ferstapen maintained his line leaving Pit Lane, and Norris was temporarily off the track by telling Team Radio that “… he threw me on the grass”, with the incident being investigated by the agonists but not being sentenced.

The first pits of the fronts brought rearrangements to the top, with Antonelli passing for a few rounds first and Hamilton with Hatzar following him. Soon the class was restored in the first trinity, with Piastri threatening Norris for second place and Ferstapen holding the first. Indeed, Piastri seemed to be at a better pace to threaten the first place than his fellowship. Eventually the battle of the two McLaren benefited Ferstapen who kept the lead and celebrated his first victory this year.