Japanese Grand Prix: Max Vertappen Wins As Home Favourite Yuki Ysunoda Makes Point-Position

 

Max Verstappen returned to winning ways at the Japanese Grand Prix in a dominant triumphant for Red Bull with a one-two finish with his tea-mate, Sergio Perez. 

Red Bull had a disappointing race ilast week n Australian following an engine failure of Verstappen's car leading his retirement from the race. It was such an eventfull race such that even Lewis Hamilton had an engine power failure and was also retired. 

It was a little chaotic start at Suzuka as safety car was called in the early stages after both Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon collided and ran off the grid into the barrier. Upon the restart, Verstappen yet maintained a commanding dominance of the race and led with his team-mate, Perez behind him to the chequered flag. 

Carlos Sainz, who won the race last weekend in Australia almost had his pitting timing working against him and dropped to P5 after trailing Verstappen until Lap 37. He managed to recover in grid position up to third battling through Lando Norris and his team-mate Charles Leclerc to make podium finish in third position.

Home soil favourite, Yuki Younda earned his first Formula One point at Suzuka and became the first Japanese driver tp do so in a decade. Meanwhile, Ysunoda had a challenge to beat on Lap 34 from Nico Hulkenberg and overtook his counterpart down the straight to move up to point position in 10th despite running on old tires.  

The Mercedes duo also made point-position but in P7 and P9 for both George russell and Lewis Hamilton respectively. Hamilton had to let go of his position for Russell to go up to fifth on Lap 14. The Briton later dropped behind McLaren's Norris but warded off challenge from Oscar Piastri to take seventh position.