The legendary Suzuka circuit hosts a Formula 1 Grand Prix three years later. The rain is going to be the main protagonist of the weekend
Max Verstappen caresses five races before the championship ends. The Dutchman has his first big chance on the Japanese circuit of Suzuka, one of the funniest in the entire calendar, although also with a certain black legend as it was the scene of the last death in the paddock with Jules Bianchi as a victim in 2014.
being frank, the race looks a bit bad with storms and even typhoons announced for the return of the Great Circus to the circuit three years later. Verstappen knows that his biker, Honda, is too interested in lifting the championship title at home and they will push everything possible to make it happen.
But what does Verstappen have to do to be champion? Basically what he had done in the last five races until he came to the Singapore Grand Prix and was seventh. Mad Max must win at Suzuka and set the fastest race lap so that they do not care about the result of their rivals and be champion.
The math is very simple, but now it will be necessary to see if Verstappen wants to get the most out of a Red Bull that has been intractable all season. In the last race the leader failed, but Sergio Pérez was there to herd a victory that confirms him as second driver of the Austrian team in the medium term.
Verstappen’s triumph is paid to [1.46] being a perfectly possible quota for all the reasons that we have previously recited. It is true that Ferrari improved in the last race and could threaten its hegemony.
watch out for the rest
the second of charles leclerc and the third of Carlos Sainz, as well as securing second place in the Constructors, was a breath of fresh air for a team that had made some very poor decisions this season. The team trusts that Leclerc rounds the winning streak for the first time in six odds races [4.00]
Among the Spaniards, Sainz is the best placed to win at odds [16.00]though Let’s remember that the rain is not always your best ally. Another who is looking for allies, although it seems that he has the enemy at home is Fernando Alonso.
The Spaniard visits Suzuka after two consecutive retirements that could perfectly be three at Alpine deciding not to replace its power unit. The next Aston Martin driver seems resigned to the fact that the French team does not treat him according to his history. Getting the podium in these extreme conditions is paid to [20.00]. You already know that instinct few can match Alonso.