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Formula 1, GP of Japan: Narrow pole position for Verstappen, ten millimeters faster than Leclerc
After a big battle with Leclerc, Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the Japanese GP and will start Sunday’s race from pole position.
We had a great battle for pole position in the qualifying tests for the Japanese GP. In the end it was Max Verstappen who clocked the fastest time of 1:29.304.
Second by just ten-thousandths of a second was Charles Leclerc, who lost a lot of time on the final part of the course while Carlos Sainz was third.
It’s worth noting that Max Verstappen is facing a ban due to an incident being investigated by the stewards. The Dutchman was moving slowly, trying to warm up his tires when Norris came at high speed and the Brit had to go onto the grass to avoid him.
The process started with most riders using the soft rubber. Max Verstappen drove the fastest lap in the morning with the two Ferraris behind him.
At the end of Q1 the omitted were Albon, Gasly (complaining of a brake problem), Magnussen, Stroll and Latifi.
Perez was the first to drop by 1:30 in Q2, while Alonso was second fastest, just ahead of Verstappen. At the same time, Mick Schumacher, Chow, Tsunoda, Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo were not in the last ten.
In Q3 we had a big fight both for pole position, which ended up going to Max Verstappen, and for the rear positions. Behind the Dutchman was Leclerc with Saint, followed by Perez, Ocon, Hamilton, Alonso, Russell, Vettel and Norris.
Interest is now focused on the race on Sunday (September 10, 8:00 a.m., COSMOTE SPORT5 – ERT3), in which Max Verstappen can become world champion.
Source: sport 24
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