Max Verstappen, who is supposedly called the “one-man army,” once again came back to the run with an incredible pace and willingness to win. The two-time world champion faced defeat for the first time in Singapore and took an oath to return to the game with full force, which he did and proved himself to be a man of his word.
The Dutch driver dominated in the Japanese Grand Prix, despite being accompanied by so many skilled drivers throughout the world, sealing the Constructors Championship for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen extends lead in title race with Japanese GP win
Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory in an action-packed Japanese GP as Red Bull were crowned constructors’ champions for the sixth time. McLaren also did exceedingly well, securing a double podium as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished second and third, respectively.
After leading ahead of Lando Norris at the first corner, Verstappen achieved victory by 19 seconds. His 26 points mean that Red Bull can no longer be caught by Mercedes and Ferrari and are the first team to wrap up the Constructors’ Championship with six races remaining.
“Unbelievable weekend. To win here was great,” Verstappen said.
“The most important thing was to win the constructors. Very proud of everyone working at the track and the factory. We are having an incredible year.”
Perez’s Race marred by penalties in Japan
On the other side, the Mexican driver Sergio Perez picked up two-time penalties after collisions on track and a safety car infringement during the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Mexican was battling on the ground following first-lap contact with Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton, which damaged his front wing.
He asked for repairs under an early safety car but overtook Fernando Alonso just before entering the pit lane and was hit with a five-second time penalty and two penalty points by stewards.
Furthermore, while battling for 11th place, he made contact with Kevin Magnussen at the hairpin, causing further damage to his car and earning a five-second time penalty in addition to another two penalty points.
“[I got a] horrible start, basically going into Turn 1, I was just a passenger,” Perez told the media, including RacingNews365.
“I had Sainz on my right, Lewis on my left, and they just took out the whole front wing endplate.
“It’s really hard to judge, but as soon as I went into Turn 2 I had no front end. We changed the front wing and I still had no front end so I think there was more damage on the car.”
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