F1 : Verstappen va se venger

There was no need to upset him. Beaten for the first time in ten Grands Prix last week in Singapore, Max Verstappen dominated the debates during qualifying at Suzuka this Saturday morning. He will start from pole position at 7 a.m. this Sunday and he has a good chance of winning this Japanese Grand Prix.

It was to be expected. Annoyed to have been beaten Singapore, Max Verstappen raised his voice to Suzuka by achieving a memorable lap by sticking more than half a second to Oscar Piastri, author of the second best time of the day. The reigning double world champion is well on his way to succeeding himself.

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La vengeance de Verstappen

Max Verstappen set the record straight. A week after a disappointing weekend at Singaporethe Dutchman adjusted the sights to Suzuka. He was impressive in qualifying this Saturday to take his ninth pole position of the season. “ We had a bad weekend in Singapore. Of course, then people start saying ‘ah, it’s because of the technical guidelines’. I think they can go and fry themselves an egg. For my part, I was very motivated to have a good weekend here and make sure we were strong but I felt during our preparation that it would be a good circuit for us. You never know how it will go but from the first round, it was very good. We try to find some improvements here and there, we did it and to be on pole here is fantastic “, said Max Verstappen. He will open the road before McLaren d’Oscar Piastri et Lando Norris in the hope of winning for the second year in a row the Japanese Grand Prix.

The grid at Suzuka

1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2 – Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3 – Lando Norris (McLaren)
4 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
6 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
7 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
8 – George Russell (Mercedes)
9 – Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
10- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
11- Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri)
12- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
13- Alex Albon (Williams)
14- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
15- Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
16- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
17- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
18- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
19- Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
20- Logan Sargeant (Williams)