{"id":288793,"date":"2023-09-24T08:34:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T08:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=288793"},"modified":"2023-09-24T08:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T08:34:59","slug":"max-verstappen-wins-the-japanese-gp-as-red-bull-claim-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/max-verstappen-wins-the-japanese-gp-as-red-bull-claim-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen WINS the Japanese GP as Red Bull claim title"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Max Verstappen WINS the Japanese GP to hand Red Bull a sixth constructors championship while McLaren lock out the podium after impressive runs for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The world championship leader clinched a second consecutive win in Japan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Max Verstappen dominated proceedings during a comfortable Suzuka outing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Victory handed Red Bull a sixth constructors championship title<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Revenge is a dish best served cold? Based on the evidence here in Japan, Max Verstappen isn\u2019t a believer of that mantra.<\/p>\n<p>No, this was a blistering retaliation. On the searing tarmac at Suzuka, Verstappen, as he has done on 12 separate occasions already this season, scorched his opposition. Perhaps those doubters would rather \u2018suck on an egg\u2019 than dare question the Dutchman again.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen, clear-minded after his Singapore blip and a drubbing of chief engineer Gianpiero Lambiase at padel tennis, arrived in Suzuka ready to send a message.<\/p>\n<p>But where he\u2019s shown a willingness to go toe-to-toe with rivals in the past in an obstinate slugfest, this was a punishing, one-sided, beatdown. He was the first driver on the track on Friday morning and hasn\u2019t looked back, a gruelling 12-round demolition where he\u2019s walked away without a bruise in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Although an opportunistic Lando Norris attempted to surprise his close friend at lights out when he seized a gap left open by Verstappen. The Dutchman, pre-occupied by the Briton\u2019s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, gave way to Norris, but snatched back the lead and Piastri was pushed down to third.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/07\/75775091-12554467-image-a-10_1695538095140.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen starred to win the Japanese GP in dominant circumstances at Suzuka<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775025-12554467-Verstappen_s_victory_handed_Red_Bull_a_sixth_constructors_champi-a-1_1695540942614.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Verstappen&#8217;s victory handed Red Bull a sixth constructors championship\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That exchange, however brief, left Norris optimistic. \u2018We\u2019re coming for Red Bull,\u2019 he said after the chequered flag as Christian Horner and his team celebrated their sixth constructors\u2019 championship. \u2018We\u2019re not close to Max, but we\u2019re not miles away. We\u2019re pushing, we\u2019re getting there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>An explosive start gave way to a subdued following four laps, with the safety car deployed after Valtteri Bottas damaged his Alfa Romeo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His day went from bad to worse when the crash-prone Logan Sargeant shunted him into the gravel. \u2018What the f***!?\u2019 was the perplexed Finn\u2019s response. Both drivers retired from the race, two of five men to bow out prematurely.<\/p>\n<p>Bottas\u2019s former teammate Lewis Hamilton had his hands full with new Mercedes partner George Russell. Hamilton, resembling a third member of Daft Punk in his special edition chrome helmet, challenged his young teammate to a game of chicken as they soared down the home straight side-by-side. It was Russell who twitched first and relented.<\/p>\n<p>The battle resumed at Spoon Curve when Russell sought to seize upon a gap offered by Hamilton. The seven-time champion forced his teammate off the track, in a carbon copy of the incident that he fell victim to in his fight with Max Verstappen in Brazil two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Who are we trying to fight here, each other or the others?\u2019 Russell fumed on the radio. Toto Wolff, watching on from Monaco while recuperating from a knee surgery, was surely tearing his hair out.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions were bubbling elsewhere as Norris too bellowed his frustrations down the team radio after losing his position to Piastri, who pitted for hard tyres under the virtual safety car. \u2018What\u2019s he doing?\u2019 Norris moaned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s just ruining the race now.\u2019 The Australian may be a future star of the sport but he was shown in no uncertain terms that he is still very much the No. 2 at McLaren, and duly moved aside, although a first podium here will have softened the blow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775099-12554467-Lando_Norris_and_Oscar_Piastri_locked_out_the_podium_in_an_impre-a-2_1695540942615.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the podium in an impressive race for McLaren<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775287-12554467-Christian_Horner_left_was_delighted_after_the_race_as_Red_Bull_w-a-3_1695540942616.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Christian Horner was delighted after the race as Red Bull won the constructors championship<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775097-12554467-It_was_a_torrid_afternoon_for_Sergio_Perez_as_he_was_forced_to_r-a-4_1695540942617.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a torrid afternoon for Sergio Perez as he was forced to retire from the race after suffering vehicle damage<\/p>\n<p>Chaos ensued in the pitlane as disarray surrounded Verstappen\u2019s confidence-battered Red Bull teammate, Sergio Perez. The Mexican, perhaps eager to take an early flight home from Tokyo, bowed out on Lap 15 but, having knocked Kevin Magnussen off course, was slapped with a five-second penalty by the stewards.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull, keen for him not to serve it in Qatar, pushed him back onto the track 26 laps later before bringing him back in for good. \u2018Retire the car\u2019, a defeated Perez pleaded during that bizarre stint.<\/p>\n<p>Part three of the Hamilton-Russell dogfight provided a thrilling conclusion. Russell, in front of Hamilton due to a one-stop strategy, stubbornly refused to give up his position. \u2018That\u2019s an order, George,\u2019 came the response from the garage. \u2018So, we\u2019re playing the team game now?\u2019 Russell hit back as he retreated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775111-12554467-Lewis_Hamilton_was_locked_in_a_tense_battle_with_George_Russell_-a-5_1695540942619.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton was locked in a tense battle with George Russell throughout proceedings<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775125-12554467-Russell_right_wasn_t_happy_with_Mercedes_decision_to_invert_driv-a-6_1695540942620.jpg\" height=\"358\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Russell (right) wasn&#8217;t happy with Mercedes&#8217; decision to invert drivers on the last few laps<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes, attempting to emulate Sainz\u2019s DRS genius in Singapore, tried to hold the Ferrari driver back but Hamilton was unable to keep Russell within range and the Spaniard passed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We wasted all that time for no reason,\u2019 Hamilton despaired.<\/p>\n<p>But out in front there was not a moment spared by Verstappen on this Sunday procession, a man in a rush to secure world title No 3 in two weeks\u2019 time in Qatar. Perhaps as he crossed the line the words of Mark Twain ran through his mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.\u2019 More likely, a Dutch-inspired egg retort.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12554467\/Max-Verstappen-WINS-Japanese-GP-hand-Red-Bull-sixth-constructors-championship-McLaren-lock-podium-impressive-runs-Oscar-Piastri-Lando-Norris.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Verstappen WINS the Japanese GP to hand Red Bull a sixth constructors championship while McLaren lock out the podium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Max Verstappen WINS the Japanese GP as Red Bull claim title - 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