Formula 1 in Japan: Max Verstappen returns to victory and leads a new one-two for Red Bull

Max Verstappen He turned the page quickly after the abandonment suffered in Australia and won without major problems in the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix carried out this Sunday morning on the Suzuka circuit, where the Mexican Sergio Czech Perezteammate of the Dutchman at Red Bull, he finished in second place.

Verstappen, the current three-time champion of the category, had a seamless performance on Japanese soiland once again he led his team’s double, as happened in the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, the first two matches of the season.

In the third, however, the Dutch driver was forced to retire due to a brake failure and gave Ferrari the chance to win with the Spaniard Carlos Sainz, escorted by the Monegasque Charles Leclerc.

However, this weekend everything returned to normal in Japan and Verstappen, after taking his thirty-sixth pole in F1 on Saturday (fourth of the season), ratified his status as leader of the positions of the current year with a new victory, the twentieth in the last 22 races and number 57 of his career.

For their part, the Ferrari Once again they placed themselves at the front of the table. This time they were not the leaders, as happened in Melbourne, but they managed to place themselves at the top of the standings third and fourth place with Sainz and Leclercrespectively.

The race was temporarily interrupted with a red flag shortly after the start, due to an accident that occurred in the second chicane involving the Australian Daniele Ricciardo and Thai Alessandro Albon. The wait for the relaunch lasted just over half an hour.

The next commitment of Formula 1fifth on the 2024 calendar, will be the Chinese Grand Prix, which will take place from the 19th to the 21st of this month at the Shanghai International Circuit.