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
P7 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Strategy: New Medium (20 Laps) – New Hard (51 laps) Sergio: “This is a great day for me and
ALEX ALBON, Finish Position: 5th, Start Position: 5th “Today was ok and I had good fun. I think it was
Carlos Sainz #55 Started 7th Finished 13th Fastest lap 1m20.311s on lap 66 (+1.079s, 10th) Pit-stops 2, lap 15 [Soft/Hard] (2.55s) and lap
Mexico City, 26 October 2019 – Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will start tomorrow’s Mexican Grand Prix from the front
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 1st, 1:14.758* (Practice 3 – P6, 1:16.903) “It’s been a very good weekend so far and we
Weather: FP3: overcast 17.0-15.5°C air, 22.2-19.9°C track; Q: overcast, 20.1-21.5°C air, 37.0-35.6°C track Let’s taco ‘bout qualifying Fighters fight until
P11 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Q1 1:17.465 Q2 1:16.687 Sergio: “I think that P11 is
Carlos Sainz #55 FP3 1m16.638s (+0.493s) 14 laps 5th Q1 1m17.004s (Softs) 7th Q2 1m16.267s (Softs) 6th Q3 1m16.014s (Softs) 7th
The highest track of the year, at 2300 metres above sea level, hosted the first day of practice for the
LANCE STROLL – CHASSIS 02 FP1 1:19.679 P16 21 laps FP2 1:18.362 P11 38 laps Lance: “We had a solid day
