A third 1-2 of the season for Red Bull, and yet more questions about Daniel Ricciardo...
Max Verstappen shrugged off Red Bull’s race pace concerns as he cruised to the victory at the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of his team-mate Sergio Perez in Red Bull’s third 1-2 of the season.
Such was Verstappen’s start he went unchallenged into Turn 1, putting metres between himself and Sergio Perez with Lando Norris holding onto third ahead of Carlos Sainz and Alonso. Another great start from Verstappen with Perez second ahead of Norris as Alonso took on Sainz for fourth place, racing ahead of Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc, who passed Hamilton. Yuki Tsunoda made his way up to ninth as he overtook Russell with Esteban Ocon reporting potential damage after a “hit”. Russell reclaimed P9 off Tsunoda.
Perez and Sainz pitted from second and third on lap 16 as Verstappen continued in the lead. Both drivers came out behind Norris. Verstappen was in the next lap, handing the lead to Leclerc. He came out P3, also behind Russell but that didn’t last long. Chased down by Perez, Leclerc, who had yet to pit, ran wide to allow the Red Bull driver through with Norris then right on his rear wing. The latter was told to box but asked “why so early”. And then he pitted, Leclerc in too. Leclerc came out ahead of Norris, both on hard tyres with Russell sandwiched between the two. All three were on hard tyres and expected to run to the end.
Logan Sargeant brought out the yellows when he lost it at the second Degner, he was able to return to the track and headed into the pits for new tyres.
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