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
Carlos Sainz #55 FP3 1m34.607s (+1.874s) 18 laps 13th Q1 1m34.184s (Softs) 8th Q2 1m33.807s (Softs) 8th Q3 1m33.222s (Softs) 6th
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 4th 1:32.310 (Practice 3 – P5 1:34.227) “I always knew qualifying would be tricky on such a
P12 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 Q1 1:34.336 Q2 1:33.958 Sergio: “We all expected a bit
Charles Leclerc Sebastian Vettel Session 1 P 1 1’34″462 20 P 3 1’35″005 20 Weather: sunny. Temperatures: air 23°;
McLaren Racing and Mercedes-Benz announced today that the McLaren F1 team will be powered by Mercedes from 2021 until at least the 2024 season under
McLaren Racing and Renault Sport Racing have confirmed today that their Formula 1 power unit supply agreement will not continue
Weather: FP1: overcast, 24.8-22.9°C air, 31.6-24.8°C track; FP2: overcast, 24.6-23.6°C air, 33.9-27.2°C track No Russian to conclusions As Fridays go,
Carlos Sainz #55 FP1 1m36.523s (+2.061s) 28 laps 11th FP2 1m35.635s (+2.473s) 29 laps 17th “Challenging Friday during both sessions today.
SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 03 FP1 1:36.321 P9 27 laps FP2 1:34.998 P7 31 laps Sergio: “A promising day. I think
MAX VERSTAPPEN First Practice Session: 1:34.544, Position: 2, Laps: 25 Second Practice Session: 1:33.162, Position: 1, Laps: 29 “Today was
