Max Verstappen led a one-two end for Crimson Bull Racing on Sunday on the Japanese Grand Prix, held at the Suzuka Circuit.

Sergio Perez crossed the road some 12 seconds behind his teammate. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completed 20 seconds behind the winner to assert third within the race that served as spherical 4 of the 2024 Formulation 1 World Championship.

Following the automobile troubles Verstappen skilled on the earlier spherical in Australia, the Crimson Bull driver was again in type all through the weekend in Japan. He began on the pole place after a powerful exhibiting in qualifying and was joined on the entrance of the grid by Perez.

Verstappen obtained the higher begin, however the race was quickly red-flagged following a crash between RB’s Daniel Ricciardo and Williams’ Alex Albon in Flip 3. Each have been despatched throughout the gravel and into the limitations at pace, although fortuitously there weren’t any accidents.

2024 Formulation 1 Japanese Grand Prix

After a close to 30-minute cease, the automobiles left the pit lane for a standing begin. Verstappen and Perez have been once more on the entrance, and Verstappen as soon as once more obtained the higher begin. Drivers began altering their tires by lap 12 because of the significantly excessive degradation charges at Suzuka. Verstappen went into the pits on lap 17, which briefly put Leclerc within the lead. Verstappen rapidly reclaimed the place after which did the identical factor along with his second cease on lap 35, this time with Sainz quickly taking the lead.

With 10 laps left, the Bulls took again management. Verstappen pulled to 11 seconds away from Perez, whereas the Mexican was virtually 10 seconds forward of Leclerc. Additional again, Sainz was on the transfer.

Because of a choice to make his closing pit cease later than the opposite front-runners, Sainz was in a position to make the most of brisker tires within the closing laps. This benefit helped him overtake McLaren’s Lando Norris after which Leclerc, who accomplished one fewer cease on a unique technique. Leclerc went on to assert fourth, with Norris closing out the highest 5.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 77 factors. Perez moved again into second with a complete 64 factors, and Leclerc dropped down to 3rd with 59 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull leads with 141 factors, versus the 120 of Ferrari and 69 of McLaren.

The subsequent race on the calendar is the Chinese language Grand Prix in two weeks.

2024 Formulation 1 Japanese Grand Prix

Under are the complete outcomes from the 2024 Formulation 1 Japanese Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
2) Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing +12.535 seconds
3) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +20.866 seconds
4) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +26.522 seconds
5) Lando Norris, McLaren +29.700 seconds
6) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +44.272 seconds
7) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +45.951 seconds
8) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +47.525 seconds
9) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +48.626 seconds
10) Yuki Tsunoda, RB +1 lap
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 laps
12) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1 lap
13) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
14) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +1 lap
15) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +1 lap
16) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1 lap
17) Logan Sargeant, Williams +1 lap
NC) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber – DNF
NC) Daniel Ricciardo, RB – DNF
NC) Alexander Albon, Williams – DNF