The Frenchman advanced two places from his starting position to take ninth place in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Sergio Pérez finished seventh at the Japanese Grand Prix as he moved up to seventh in the driver championship standings
The Frenchman was on course for seventh place in Japan only for Sergio Pérez to pass him immediately on the restart following a VSC despite being more than two-seconds behind before the VSC was required.
The Ferrari driver finished only fifth in the Japanese Grand Prix after first lap contact with Max Verstappen left him with a damaged car.
Max Verstappen had collisions with both Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel during the Japanese Grand Prix to take a third place finish behind the two Mercedes drivers.
Charles Leclerc took issue with Kevin Magnussen after the Dane’s ill-judged defensive manoeuvre on lap two saw contact between the Sauber and the Haas cars.
Daniel Ricciardo hailed Red Bull’s pace on the soft tyres, allowing him to finish fourth after a disastrous qualifying session saw him start in fifteenth.
Valtteri Bottas started and finished second in Japan on Sunday and felt the one-two result for Mercedes was the perfect result for the team.
Lewis Hamilton says he has never had a better weekend in Suzuka than the one he had this weekend, which saw him secure his ninth victory of 2018 to edge nearer to clinching the title.
Arrivabene Critical of ‘Unacceptable’ Mistakes from Ferrari Pit Wall in Japan Qualifying
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Maurizio Arrivabene saw Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel qualify fourth and ninth in Japan after decisions from the pit wall saw them both go into Q3 initially on intermediate tyres on an all-but-dry track.
Kevin Magnussen has said his poor Qualifying at Suzuka was due “to bad luck”
The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team racer will start tenth on the grid once Esteban Ocon takes his grid penalty and is aiming for a third consecutive points finish on Sunday.
The Mexican will start ninth for the Japanese Grand Prix once Esteban Ocon’s grid penalty is applied, but he feels he should have been ahead of a least few of the drivers ahead of him on the grid.
Max Verstappen lines up third for the Japanese Grand Prix behidn the two Mercedes
Esteban Ocon has been handed a three-place grid penalty and two points on his Superlicence following a red flag offence during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Frenchman will line-up seventh on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix after both Toro Rosso drivers impressed in Qualifying on Saturday.
Brendon Hartley will start a career-high sixth in Japan and hopes to convert this positive result into a points finish on Sunday.
