2019 Japanese Grand Prix Preview Racing Point
October 8, 2019
Lance Stroll “I’m a big fan of Suzuka. It’s one of the best, if not the best track, on the calendar. It’s where you really get to feel a
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Lance Stroll “I’m a big fan of Suzuka. It’s one of the best, if not the best track, on the calendar. It’s where you really get to feel a
An Ode to Japanese fans We are fortunate enough to travel the world, bringing our sport to 21 – soon to be 22 – exciting locations scattered around the planet.
Suzuka International Racing Course Round: 17/21 Race laps: 53 Circuit length: 5.807km/3.608 miles Total race distance: 307.471km/191.062 miles Distance to Turn One: 350m/0.217 miles Number of corners: 18 (10 right, eight left) Session start times: FP1
Alex Albon “I’m really excited for Suzuka as it’s going to be my first Japanese Grand Prix. I have raced at the track once before but only in karts, so
Designed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies, INDYCAR’s new cockpit safety device “Aeroscreen” successfully completed its first on-track test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the hands of INDYCAR champions Scott
Carlos Sainz #55 Started 5th Finished 6th Fastest lap 1m38.020s on lap 53 (+2.259s, 6th) Pit-stops 1, lap 21 [Soft/Medium] (3.6s) “Very good race. A great start and a very solid execution
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Finish Position: 4th, Start Position: 9th “I think P4 was the best possible result today and we had a little bit of luck with Seb retiring, but I’m
P7 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Strategy: Soft (23 laps) – Medium (30 laps) Sergio: “It was a very good race for us today. I’m very pleased with how we maximised the
Sochi, 29 September 2019 – It was a frustrating Russian Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari. Charles Leclerc finished third, but Sebastian Vettel had to retire because of a problem with
Weather: FP3: sunny, some clouds 21.4-21.9°C air, 25.9-26.8°C track; Q: sunny, some clouds, 22.1°C air, 31.3-30.3°C track A rollercoaster kind of day Formula One can be a fickle sport. Sometimes
Carlos Sainz #55 Started 8th Finished 10th Fastest lap 1m41.294s on lap 43 (+2.011s, 7th) Pit-stops 2, lap 12 [Soft/Hard] (2.6s) and lap
P7 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Strategy: New Medium (37 Laps) – New Hard (17 laps) Sergio: “The first part of my race was a
Carlos Sainz #55 FP3 1m37.691s (+1.125s) 22 laps 9th Q1 1m37.358s (Softs) 10th Q2 1m36.308s (Softs) 6th Q3 1m36.459s (Softs) 9th
Abu Dhabi, 30 November 2019 – The Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow drivers will start tomorrow’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 3rd*, 1:35.139 (Practice 3 – P1, 1:36.566) “I’m pretty pleased with qualifying and we got the most
P11* – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Q1 1:36.961 Q2 1:37.055 Sergio: “Unfortunately I lost the
Weather: FP3: sunny 26.4-28.0°C air, 40.0-37.9°C track; Q: clear dusk, 26.5-25.3°C air, 32.0-28.2°C track Challenges at dusk The final qualifying
Carlos Sainz #55 FP1 1m40.687s (+3.730s) 23 laps 17th FP2 1m37.834s (+1.578s) 32 laps 11th “A decent Friday in terms
LANCE STROLL – CHASSIS 02 FP1 1:39.864 P12 23 laps FP2 1:37.985 P13 32 laps Lance: “The car looks pretty competitive, but
Weather: FP1: sunny, 26.1-26.8°C air, 35.8-36.4°C track; FP2: clear, dusk to evening, 25.8-25.0°C air, 30.3-27.8°C track Like night and day
