By Steven Luker
Verstappen recovers from Australia mishaps
Max comes back and bounces back
Max Verstappen bounced back after the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago when he had to retire the car due to an engine problem. Verstappen was dominated for the whole race from the start to finish. The race was red flagged earlier in the race during the first lap when the RB of Daniel Riccardo and the Williams of Alexander Albon tangled up and crashed causing the red flag for about 20-30 minutes.
This race is meant for Verstappen to have three successive pole-to-victory conversions at the track of Suzuka. This is Verstappen’s third win out of the four races this season.
Red Bull shows flashes of not stopping
The Red Bull team has now won the first three races of the four races so far this season they only had one race they didn’t win and the Ferrari won the race. Max Verstappen has won all four poles so far this season. This is Max Verstappen’s fifth straight pole dating back to last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This is also a bounce back for Verstappen after a disappointment at the last race that made him retire the car after his brakes failed.
More Race Details
The Australian Grand Prix winner Carlos Sainz was one of the front runners and he made a final pit stop and it benefitted him to have fresh rubber then the Mclaren of Lando Norris and his teammate Charles Leclerc in the closing laps.
Racing results
- Max Verstappen 26 points
- Sergio Perez 18 points
- Carlos Sainz 15 points
- Charles Leclerc 12 points
- Lando Norris 10 points
- Fernando Alonso 8 points
- George Russell 6 points
- Oscar Piastri 4 points
- Lewis Hamilton 2 points
- Yuki Tsunoda 1 point
- Nico Hulkenberg 0 points
- Lance Stroll 0 points
- Kevin Magnussen 0 points
- Valtteri Bottas 0 points
- Esteban Ocon 0 points
- Pierre Gasly 0 points
- Logan Sargeant 0 points
NC Zhou Guanyu DNF 0 points
NC Daniel Ricciardo DNF 0 points
NC Alexander Albon DNF 0 points
Max Verstappen got a bonus point for the fastest lap of the race.
Video of Yuki Tsunoda being the First Japanese driver to score points in 12 years at a home race.On Board video of Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon crashing at each other at Lap 1
