2023-09-24 22:28:11
Intractable since the start of the weekend, Max Verstappen won his ninth pole in 2023 this Saturday in Japan, scene of the sixteenth round of the F1 season. And as usual, Gaëtan Vigneron looks back at the highlights of the day.
Our F1 expert first analyzes the real demonstration of the double world champion. “Some in the paddock do not hesitate to say that this is perhaps one of the greatest qualifying laps in F1 history. He clearly had something to prove after his weekend in Singapore. He finished first in P1, P2, P3, Q1 and Q3 and created the biggest gap over the competition at Suzuka in 19 years.”
Before returning to the top 3 hung by Oscar Piastri et Lando Norris. “McLaren has written the most beautiful pages in its history here. Hats off to them, especially when we see where they were at the start of the season. Piastri is on the front row for the first time and for the fourth time in front of his teammate. Special mentions For Yuki Tsunoda, for the first time in Q3 since Monaco and in front of his home crowd. All this on the day it is reappointed to AlphaTauri for the next year. And Fernando Alonsotenth, the only one who hasn’t missed a single Q3 this year.”
And the losers of the day? “The pressure is increasing on Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), again eliminated in Q1 for the third time in a row. As for Logan Sargeant, he crashed his Williams into the wall again.”concludes our special correspondent.
Big favorite, will Verstappen win on the legendary Suzuka track, where he won his second world title last year? Answer this Sunday from 6:30 a.m. on Tipik for Warm Up before experiencing the departure straight away.
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