The victory of Sergio “Checo” Pérez made the definition of the championship Formula 1 You have to wait at least another week. In view of the Japanese GP, scheduled for the weekend of 7-9 October, Max Verstappen he will try to end a season that he practically dominated from start to finish.
The victory of the Mexican prevented Max Verstappen record his sixth consecutive victory. However, Charles Leclerc’s second place would have prevented the Red Bull driver from establishing himself even by winning the race. The podium was completed by Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who placed one point behind George Russell in the fight for fourth place in the drivers’ standings.
Verstappen he finished seventh and reached 341 points in the championship. Although he had stated before the start of the race in Singapore that “it would be great” to be crowned in Japan, once the day was over he was dissatisfied with his result. “We have five races left and we have a big lead, but I want to have a good Grand Prix every time, and that was terrible, it started with the big mistake in qualifying,” he said.
What does Verstappen need to be a two-time Japanese GP champion?
Despite not taking his sixth consecutive win, the chances of Verstappen to win the bi-championship of the Formula 1 increase with the passing of the hours. In front of Japanese GPonly Charles Leclerc and his teammate Checo Pérez can mathematically take the championship lead from him.
The six points obtained in Singapore allowed him to reach 341 units and reach a lead of 104 over Leclerc with just 138 up for grabs until the end of the season. To win the title, the Dutchman will have to win Sunday’s race and hope that Leclerc starts 3rd or worse. Should he fail to win, the Red Bull driver will have to finish the day with a 112-point advantage over his rivals (eight more than Leclerc and six more than Pérez) to be crowned at dawn on Sunday.
To stay with the tournament in Japan, Verstappen will enter the shortened list of drivers who won the championship four days before the end of the race: Michael Schumacher (2001 and 2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2011).
suzuka circuit
The suzuka circuit is the official track Japanese Grand Prixbased in Mie, Japan, and since 1987 it has been the circuit used by Formula 1 there, except for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. It was built by Dutchman John Hugenholtz in 1962 as a Honda test track.
It is generally found in the final stretch of the calendar of the Formula 1which allowed several pilots to settle in the Asian country (Verstappen He has a chance to be the third driver to win the tournament four dates before it ends. Furthermore, the circuit has a total of 53 laps and 18 corners (10 left and 8 right).
The top winner of the circuit is German Michael Schumacher, followed by Lewis Hamilton (5), Sebastian Vettel (4), Damon HIll (2), Ayrton Senna (2) and Gerhard Berger (2). Likewise, the latest winner was Valtteri Bottas with Mercedes, followed by Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.
Where to see the training and the ranking of the Japanese GP on TV and online
Formation 1 and 2 of Formula 1 will be Friday 7 October respectively from 0 and 3 in the morning, while tests 3 and the classification will take place on Saturday 8 October at 0 and 3 in the morning. Similarly, the Formula 1 It will also be available in streaming on the Star Plus platform and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports.
The broadcast can be followed through the platform of its category (F1 TV Pro), with the negotiation of the package of all competitions, in addition to training and qualifying tests.
Formula 1 (drivers) position table
- Max Vestappen (Red Bull): 341 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): 237 points
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull): 235 points
- George Russell (Mercedes): 203 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): 202 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): 170 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren): 100 points
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine): 66 points
- Fernando Alonso (Alpine): 59 points
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): 46 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren): 29 points
- Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin): 24 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alfa Tauri): 23 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas): 22 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): 13 points
- Mick Schumacher (Haas): 12 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri): 11 points
- Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): 6 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams): 4 points
- Nyck de Vries (Williams): 2 points
- Nicholas Latifi (Williams): 0 points
Formula 1 position table (constructors)
- Red Bull: 576 points
- Ferrari: 439 points
- Mercedes: 373 points
- McLaren: 129 points
- Alpine: 125 points
- Alfa Romeo: 52 points
- Aston Martin: 37 points
- Haas: 34 points
- Alfa Toro: 34 points
- Williams: 6 points
Formula 1 2022 calendar
- Bahrain GP – March 18-29
- Saudi Arabian GP – March 25-27
- Australian GP – April 8-10
- Italian GP (Emilia Romagna) – 22-24 April
- United States GP (Miami) – May 6-8
- Spanish GP – May 20-22
- Monaco GP – May 27-29
- Azerbaijan GP – June 10-12
- Canadian GP – June 17-19
- British GP – 1-3 July
- Austrian GP – July 8-10
- French GP -22-24 July
- Hungarian GP – 29-31 July
- Belgian GP – August 26-28
- Dutch GP from -2 to 4 September
- Italian GP – 9-11 September
- Singapore GP – 30 September to 2 October
- Japanese GP – October 7-9
- United States GP (Austin) – 21-23 October
- Mexican GP (Mexico City) – 21-23 October
- Brazilian GP (San Paolo) – 11-13 November
- Abu Dhabi GP – November 18-20
Source: Clarin
