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
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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
Weather: FP3: sunny 18.5-19.3°C air, 25.6-26.7°C track; Q: sunny, 20.5-25.3°C air, 27.2-20.8°C track Stars and Gripes In the years since
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 3rd, 1:32.096 (Practice 3 – P1, 1:33.305) “It has been a good weekend so far and for
Carlos Sainz #55 FP3 1m34.408s (+1.103s) 15 laps 7th Q1 1m33.916s (Softs) 9th Q2 1m33.422s (Softs) 8th Q3 1m32.847s (Softs) 7th
P14 – LANCE STROLL – CHASSIS 02 Q1 1:33.921 Q2 1:34.100 Lance: “Q1 went well, but in
Austin, 1 November 2019 – On a Friday when all the teams had to deal with a very bumpy track
Weather: FP1: sunny, 13.0-12.7°C air, 22.5-21.8°C track; FP2: sunny, 15.5-16.9°C air, 24.2-24.3°C track Cold spell(s) We can’t tell which was
LANCE STROLL – CHASSIS 02 FP1 1:35.586 P9 31 laps FP2 1:34.744 P9 29 laps Lance: “It was a very
Carlos Sainz #55 FP1 1m35.723s (+1.666s) 26 laps 12th FP2 1m34.667s (+1.435s) 34 laps 8th “It’s been a bit of a
MAX VERSTAPPEN First Practice Session: 1:34.057, Position: 1, Laps: 26 Second Practice Session: 1:33.457, Position: 3, Laps: 28 “Overall it’s
There will be an injection of flavour at Alfa Romeo Racing, the team operated by Sauber Motorsport in the Formula
