Max Verstappen won qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, beating his closest pursuer Oscar Piastri by almost six-tenths of a second. For the Red Bull Racing driver, this is the ninth pole position of the season, the twenty-ninth in his career and the first since the August stage in Zandvoort. So far, Max has led all sessions of the Suzuka race weekend.
Sergio Perez explained his fifth fastest time by saying he made a mistake in the second part of qualifying and had to use an extra set of new tires, which he didn’t have enough in the final to secure a starting place at the front. queue.
Max Verstappen (1st): “First of all I would like to thank the fans for their support this weekend and their passion for Formula 1. Thank you for coming to the stands!
We are having an incredible weekend. Qualifying was especially successful, when it was possible to attack on the limit and the car drove perfectly.
The team had a bad weekend in Singapore, but even before the start of this stage I knew that Suzuka was the right track for our car. We didn’t know how fast we would be, but from the first lap the car drove great. Of course we have tried to improve here and there, so pole position is a fantastic result!”
Sergio Perez (5th): “Certainly, today second place at the start was feasible. In the second session I had to use a second set of tyres, which put me at a disadvantage to the McLaren in the final because I didn’t have a set of new tyres.
Let’s see what we can do tomorrow. We think we have a high race pace and that tire degradation is moderate. I hope we can achieve a winning double tomorrow and guarantee victory in the Constructors’ Championship.”
Source: F1 News
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