Mercedes’ Chief Race Engineer Andrew Shovlin has said that Suzuka “was a really strong weekend” for the team
A Competitive, Front-Running Honda would be ‘Massive’ for Red Bull Support in Japan – Marko
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Red Bull’s support in Japan could increase massively if they become race winners and competitive whilst running with Honda power, according to Helmut Marko.
McLaren F1 Team Sporting Director Gil de Ferran believes that Fernando Alonso could have had a much better race had it not have been for the early contact with Lance Stroll.
Lewis Hamilton’s win from pole position was his fiftieth for Mercedes in Formula 1, moving him to within grasp of a fifth world title after Sebastian Vettel could only manage sixth in a trying weekend for Ferrari.
Canadian driver Lance Stroll clashed with Fernando Alonso on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix and it was all downhill from there.
Sergey Sirotkin finished sixteenth at the Japanese Grand Prix and feels that was the maximum Williams could hope for this weekend.
McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne has said that Suzuka “wasn’t a great race”, following his fifteenth-place finish
After crashing out early in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix it was always going to be a tough task for Marcus Ericsson to score points.
Christian Horner felt the correct decision was made by the stewards during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix when it came to the clash between Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel at Spoon.
After starting sixth and seventh, hopes were high of points for Toro Rosso in Honda’s home Grand Prix, but circumstances worked against them as both Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley finished outside the top ten.
Szafnauer Pleased Force India 'Made the Most' of their Opportunties During Japanese Grand Prix
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Force India scored eight points in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to move to within fifteen of McLaren despite only competing in five races since being taken over during the summer break.
The Spaniard struggled home in fourteenth in the Japanese Grand Prix but was perplexed by the penalty handed to him by the stewards after being pushed off the road by Lance Stroll.
Maurizio Arrivabene hopes team can remain in contention for championship titles as he admits it is now “a very difficult situation in terms of the championship”.
Christian Horner was pleased to see Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo finish third and fourth respectively in the Japanese Grand Prix amid difficult circumstances.
Mercedes took a second consecutive one-two finish on Sunday, but it was far harder to achieve than it appeared on the outside, according to team boss Toto Wolff.
Pierre Gasly fell away from the points after a long first stint enabled others to jump him, while Carlos Sainz Jr. made a late pass to grab the final point.
Carlos Sainz Jr. advanced three places from his grid slot to secure the final point on offer in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
