Verstappen is Formula 1 champion, and Leclerc’s penalty gave him the title

The evolution of the race at Suzuka was dramatic. The Grand Prix lasted three hours and in the end gave the title to Max Verstappen.

Let’s take things from the beginning. The race lasted only three laps after a rainy St. crash put drivers and cars in the pits for nearly two hours.

When the race started, Verstappen took the lead and managed to take the win. However, since he didn’t have the fastest lap, it wasn’t enough for him to win the title.

Leclerc finished second after a long battle, and Perez finished third. However, the Marshals ruled that Monaco cut at the last chicane and would consider the incident at the last chicane where Monegasque cut at the curbs.

So they punished him with a five-second penalty, sending Perez into second place and crowning Max Verstappen’s world championship for the second year.

Where did you decide to win?

In a special circumstances race like the one in Japan, it was taken for granted that if we had a race everything would be judged based on details and strategy.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull decided to come in almost immediately after restarting to change tires, overpowered Ferrari with Leclerc joining the Dutchman, the world champion stayed ahead and sprinted towards victory.

match stage

We could put the fight at the start or the Carlos Sainz accident before the race stops, but the people on the track at Suzuka don’t let us do any races.

What they did with the crane that clearly entered the track before the red flag in these weather conditions where visibility was less than a few meters was criminal.

Especially since on this track a few years ago under such conditions a man lost his life by falling on a crane.

Yes, it’s easy to blame Gasly who was apparently revving up, but a red flag came up two seconds before he got past the lever which meant he was already on the right track.

What’s Next

The Formula 1 World Championship continues in the United States and specifically. The three-day period begins on October 21 with free practice. On Sunday October 9 at 1:00 pm (Greece time) the qualifying exams will be held 22:00 Race.