Formula 1 Suzuka: Summary of results

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(Formula 1 2024 Results – Japan Grand Prix Suzuka race results) They won again! Red Bull F1 world champion Max Verstappen recovered from his retirement in Australia with a decisive race to win the Japanese Grand Prix, crossing the Red Bull flag ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. Perez was only +12.5 seconds behind him. Verstappen was the leader from start to finish. There was a crash on the first lap involving Daniel Ricciardo from VisaCash App Racing Bulls and Alex Albon in Williams For Verstappen, Suzuka was the third pole in a row and also the third win in four races of the 2024 Formula 1 season. victory, his lead in the drivers’ standings has now been extended again. Here is a summary of how the Japanese Grand Prix went

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He was the last to make the final pit stop and Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz immediately benefited from the new tyres. In the closing laps, Sainz bravely left McLaren’s Lando Norris and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc behind him. Charles Leclerc then kept the McLarens at bay as Fernando Alonso continued to lead the Aston Martin lead into sixth place, finishing just ahead of the battling Mercedes and McLaren duo of George Russell and Oscar Piastri in P6. Towards the end of the race, Piastri and Russell took the final chicane wheel to wheel, which almost went astray. Stewards had to take a closer look at the scene as Piastri claimed he was forced off the track.

The result is “normal” for Mercedes with P7 and P9 in the Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton followed team-mate George Russell’s strategy to ninth place after questioning Mercedes’ approach at the start of the Formula 1 race. Local hero Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls worked his way up to P10 with an impressive overtaking maneuver to take the championship the end.

Nico Hülkenberg from Haas would want that, as he was P10 for a long time. Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll was also able to attract attention with a good overtaking maneuver, but in the end he ended up in P12. Stroll was unhappy with the lack of direct motion and expressed his frustration on the radio.

Safety car shortly after the start of Suzuka due to Ricciardo and Albon

Kevin Magnussen finished P13 in the second Haas, ahead of Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas and the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Both Alpines briefly touched each other after the restart, but to no further effect. The safety car had to come out shortly after the start because Daniel Ricciardo of Racing Bull and Williams with Alex Albon produced a car salad at the start.
Second-placed Williams with Logan Sargeant entered the Suzuka gravel trap in the closing minutes of the race, but Sargeant quickly put the car in reverse and at least continued the race, although he finished in last place. In total there were three retirements from the Japanese Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon at the very beginning due to accidents, and the Kick Sauber of Zhou Guanyu, who, however, retired early due to technical problems.

“It was a very good Formula 1 race. I think the important part was definitely starting to stay in front and after that the car got better for me as the race went on. I don’t know if it had anything to do with the clouds coming in, but yes, it was very good. Everything it went very well, the channels went well, the strategy worked well in my opinion, so it couldn’t have been better.

When is the next Formula 1 race?

After four action-packed Formula 1 races, the F1 paddock now travels to China for the fifth F1 Grand Prix in two weeks, and the paddock runs from April 19 to 21 for one. Sprint weekend for the Shanghai International Circuit he returns.

Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ championship with 77 World Championship points, followed by Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez with 64 and Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc with 59. Red Bull (141 points) holds the team’s championship ahead of Ferrari (120).

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