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
MAX VERSTAPPEN, Position: 4th 1:36.813 (Practice 3 – P6 1:39.366) “Before the weekend we hoped to qualify higher than the
Weather: FP3: overcast and humid, 31.5-30.8°C air, 39.9-37.1°C track; Q: overcast and humid, 30.1-29.8°C air, 35.2-33.7°C track The lights are
P11 – SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 01 Q1 1:39.909 Q2 1:38.620 Sergio: “Everybody did a tremendous job to put the car together
Carlos Sainz #55 FP3 1m39.507s (+1.315s) 14 laps 7th Q1 1m38.882s (Softs) 7th Q2 1m37.982s (Softs) 8th Q3 1m37.818s (Softs) 7th
SERGIO PEREZ – CHASSIS 01 FP1 1:43.369 P18 23 laps FP2 1:40.875 P13 29 laps Sergio: “It’s always physically tough
Weather: FP1: overcast and humid, 32.0-30.5°C air, 42.6-38.2°C track; FP2: overcast and humid, 29.5-29.2°C air, 34.3-33.1°C track Cooling off in
Carlos Sainz #55 FP1 1m41.966s (+1.707s) 20 laps 7th FP2 1m40.145s (+1.372s) 33 laps 7th “A good start to the weekend
MAX VERSTAPPEN First Practice Session: 1:40.259, Position: 1, Laps: 22 Second Practice Session: 1:38.957, Position: 2, Laps: 29 “It was
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Maranello, 17 September 2019 – The world championship bids farewell to Europe and heads for Asia and Sunday’s 12th running
