Max Verstappen has beaten his championship rival Charles Leclerc by a hundredth of a second to take pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver hung on despite making an error on his final attempt, which puts him in the perfect position to take his second title. Verstappen will become champion if
0Fernando Alonso was fastest in a wet first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Alpine driver set a 42.248 to go three-tenths faster than the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in a session which was delayed by half an hour due to poor weather…. The rain, which also could be a factor for Sunday’s
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective
Round eighteen sees F1 return to Japan following a two-year hiatus due to Covid restrictions and Suzuka one of the favourites of drivers. Originally designed by John “Hans” Hugenholtz in the late 1950s the circuit is similar to Zandvoort and is one of few figures of eight circuits in the world. The 3.6-mile circuit first
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 02:02:19.258 25 2 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:07.595 18 3 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari +00:15.305 15 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:26.131 12 5 Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren – Mercedes +00:58.282 10 6 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin – Mercedes +01:01.330
Sergio Perez has won the Singapore Grand Prix by two seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc but is under investigation for a safety car infringement. The Mexican had one of the best drivers of his career after getting a better start off the line to overtake the Ferrari at the start of the race. Leclerc made
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:54.129 01:52.343 01:49.412 2 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 01:54.404 01:52.818 01:48.434 3 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 01:55.161 01:52.691 01:49.466 4 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:54.559 01:53.219 01:49.583 5 Fernando Alonso ESP Alpine – Renault 01:55.360 01:53.127 01:49.966 6 Lando Norris GBR McLaren
Charles Leclerc has taken his ninth pole position of the season after beating Sergio Perez by three hundredths in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver set his fastest time on his final lap as his championship rival Max Verstappen was forced to abort his last lap to get the fuel sample. Verstappen’s
