Verstappen takes championship pole in Japan by 1/1000 against Leclerc and Sainz

“I need a perfect weekend,” he said. Verstappen Thursday.After the mistakes I made, I didn’t want to make any more mistakes SingaporeHe wanted to use his second chance to win the title and conquer it at home. slingof Japan. Max and Red Bull never fail again, and they started by proving it in today’s classification. Verstappen took pole position for his F1 Japanese Grand Prix this Saturday. Suzuka, is number 18 for him in F1 and paves the way for the Scepter. This Sunday, he started his 1st place bid for his two-time F1 World Champion title, with Fernando Alonso’s two titles at the age of 25 and his F1 win in Asturias. 32 victories. You can leave after waiting for a while, that’s why Max made a hugely dangerous mistake by blocking Norris in full qualifying.

The Dutchman was getting ready for his lap and was driving very slowly in the last sector before suddenly changing direction in the last few meters of the turn. Lando Norris, who was rushing from behind on the warm-up lap, also nearly took off. The Englishman had to put his wheels on the grass as fast as he could to get past him., which may sacrifice the starting position of Max. Ultimately, however, the stewards decided to respect Max’s original position and settle what happened with Max’s reprimand.

pole with hair

Ferrari have more options than fighting Milton Keynes in a single lap because of the higher degradation, but here the reigning F1 champions didn’t flop in the dry conditions. Leclerc and Sainz tried everything to prevent Verstappen from winning. If the Dutchman achieves a win and fastest lap at Suzuka, among other combinations, he will become champion in 2022. On a circuit where Poleman usually wins, Max capped off the first part of his masterpiece by beating the red car by 1 in 1000.

of red bull He started the day sending a message of strength by leading the free three. In the first try of Q3, Verstappen He beat Leclerc, who failed in the second sector, by 0.253 seconds and Sainz by 0.5 seconds. But it all ended up being decided by the last shot of his three pilots hitting the target, but Max was more accurate. The last lap was very tight.Max won by only 1 in 10000 he Charles (2nd) and Sainz were third with 1 in 57,000. With a handkerchief, Paul went to Verstappen. He will go all out for his crown this Sunday and Max didn’t mind losing part of his car mid-lap. He wanted the pole, he got it on the track and the stewards respected it.

rain, the main complication

If this Sunday’s race had been dry, Max would no doubt have had it all to win the title. But the Suzuka clouds could complicate things for the Dutchman and add spice to matters. 90% chance of rain in a race that changes things (Before start, 40%). The water could turn the usual course of events as it brings the point of uncertainty needed for this Sunday’s race to be epic. It seems like the perfect weapon to look for.

7th place Alonzo

Fernando Alonso I was doing a sensational categorization. In Free Practice 3 he stayed in Q1, showing Alpine could take his fourth position. In Q2 he put on another new tire on his last attempt and finished second. He was able to fight for his best but in the end, on the final lap he failed to improve his Q3 time in his first, He finished seventh behind Perez (4th), teammate Ocon (5th) and Hamilton (6th). The Spaniard will try to maximize his results by taking every opportunity the race and the expected rain can give him. He hopes to add points again after an engine issue saw him finish two races later. Since we didn’t change the engine on this appointment, the main question is whether the reliability issue will repeat itself in this test.