Two weeks after his retirement in Melbourne, Max Verstappen was obviously eagerly awaited this weekend in Japan. The three-time reigning world champion had no doubts as he outrageously dominated this race weekend at Suzuka. A relentless victory which leaves little room for suspense for the rest of the season as its lead already seems unrecoverable.
Max Verstappen definitely not boxing in the same category as the others. Taking advantage of a Red Bull supersonic which has regained its splendor, the Dutchman added to this his talent to make short work of his competitors this weekend at Suzuka. Winner for the third time in a row in Japan, a first since Michael Schumacher, Verstappen perhaps ended the suspense after only four races.
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Has Verstappen folded the championship?
The toll is heavy for the competitors of Max Verstappen at the end of this Japanese Grand Prix. In addition to his victory and the best lap in the race which allowed him to win 26 points, the Dutchman’s performance stunned his rivals. This success is certainly worth more than the 26 points gleaned by the pilot Red Bull. The differential seems too significant for others. This is Wolff no longer has any illusions. “ No one is going to catch Max this year. His driving and his car are impressive. You can see how he manages to manage his tires… To summarize, the rest of the season will now consist of a fight to be the best of the others. I hope we can close the gap with the McLarens and Ferraris in order to fight for second places. It will be like this this year, and it was already like this last year », Confided the director of Mercedes.
Thanks to this success, Max Verstappen is 13 points ahead of his runner-up Sergio Perez18 on Charles Leclerc53 on George Russell or even 67 on Lewis Hamilton, all after four races. Enough to kill any suspense.
The ranking after the Japanese Grand Prix
1. Verstappen (77 pts)
2. Perez (64 pts)
3. Leclerc (59 pts)
4 Sainz (55 pts)
5. Norris (37 pts)
6. Plates (32 pts)
7. Russell (24 pts)
8. Alonso (24 pts)
9. Hamilton (10 pts)
10. Stroll (9 pts)
11. Tsunoda (7 pts)
12. Bearman (6 pts)
13. Hulkenberg (3 pts)
14. Magnussen (1 pt)
15. Albon (0 pt)
16. Zhou (0 pt)
17. Ricciardo (0 pt)
18. Ocon (0 pt)
19. Gasly (0 pt
20. Bottas (0 pt)
21. b (0 pts)
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