Max Verstappen and Red Bull They sent a clear and strong message on the first day of F1 Japanese GP to relentlessly end the speculations of paddock. That Red Bull didn’t do well Singaporethe very same weekend in which the technical directive was changed to prevent possible cheating by bending the wings of the cars, caused suspicions, but the Dutchman managed to put an end to it all by leading the first two training sessions of the F1 Japanese GP 2023 argued this Friday. He started to set the pace against Sainz with 6 tenths ahead, on another planet, and ended the day leading Free Practice 2 against another Ferrari, Leclerc’s, with a 0.320 margin.
Max Verstappen the great favorite to win has been confirmed Japanese again, gives a shock of reality to everyone and returns to Ferrari to the ground after touching the sky with their hands a week ago in Singapore in the victory of a great Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard, who drives his Ferrari more comfortably because of his good adaptation, becomes the lighthouse that guides those in red in the search for the right balance of the car during the weekend and to conduct experiments. Yes to monza, Leclerc He had to copy his settings and in the last three races the Spaniard felt better behind the wheel of the red car, this time the Monegasque seemed to start more consistent than in previous GPs with a second place.
Free Times 2 Japan GP F1 2023:
- Max Verstappen NER Red Bull 1:30.688
- Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari at 0.320
- Lando Norris GBR McLaren at 0.464
- Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari at 0.549
- George Russell GBR Mercedes at 0.640
- Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin at 0.804
- Alex Albon THA Williams at 0.867
- Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren at 0.974
- Sergio Pérez MEX Red Bull at 1,022
- Valtteri Bottas FIN Alfa Romeo at 1,051
- Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin in 1,083
- Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine at 1,106
- Nico Hülkenberg GER Haas at 1,109
- Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes at 1,141
- Liam Lawson NZL Alpha Tauri at 1,453
- Zhou Guanyu CHN Alfa Romeo at 1,477
- Kevin Magnussen ALSO Haas at 1,481
- Yuki Tsunoda JAP Alpha Tauri at 1,490
- Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine at 1,491
- Logan Sargeant USA Williams at 1,632.
In its part, Sainz, who was 2nd in Free Practice 1, experimented with new ideas on his car’s settings to provide important data to the engineers, but those changes didn’t work and he had to go back to the old configuration, something which freed up his time to squeeze more into his performance.car. He was 4th at 0″549, behind Norris (3rd at 0″464), but with a margin. Ferrarito take a step forward monza and Singaporehe needs to confirm that progress on a more classic and representative track and see if his step forward does not depend on the specific characteristics of very specific routes such as Italiano and Marina Bay.
For now, at Suzuki those of Maranello They started again with better sensations than expected. The red car is fast and can fight for the first places on the grid, even if the pole seems destined for Verstappen. Another song could be the race. Ferrari’s main problem this year is relegation in the long run and we will have to see if in Japan they are able to match their rivals at that point so as not to melt down on Sunday.
Alonso, 6th
Fernando Alonso had a good start F1 Japanese GPwith a 6th position in Free Practice 2. He is far from Verstappenin 0″804, but at this point in the movie, that’s not your goal anymore. Now, the Aston Martin AMR23 must fight in a chasing zone full of teams, where McLaren and Mercedes and Ferrari showed a better level than the green team in the last Grands Prix. Alonso had to confirm that what happened in Singapore was unusual due to the damage to his car from lap 2 to one of the suspensions. On one track theoretically worse than the other Marina Bay for him AMR23, at the moment started in 6th, overtaking some of his rivals in very tight areas of the grid. It is better than Albon, Piastri and a ‘Checo’ Pérez who started 1 second behind his partner Verstappen. He stayed a tenth and a half away from Mercedes of Russellthat’s 6th, though hamilton14th, should be there too.
The purpose of Fernando Alonso At Suzuka should get into Q3 in qualifying this Saturday and scratch the positions I can from there. Any tenth can give or take away some positions. Equality is supreme.
Source: La Verdad
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