Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, delivering a mighty lap for Red Bull at Suzuka
remains unbeaten over the single lap this season having claimed pole for the Japanese Grand Prix. Imperious at a track for which he has a great affection, the world champion put his Red Bull through its paces at Suzuka with an ease that belies this formidable challenge. With his teammate Sergio Pérez also claiming second, there was an undeniable sense that Red Bull’s early season superiority was confirmed with no little finality in Japan.
“Last year I was side by side with Max into turn one so hopefully try and do that but it is tricky, they are quick,” he said. “They complained about their race pace but I don’t think they have had a bad race in the last four or five years. They are going to be good tomorrow.” The Red Bull is singularly well-suited to the high-speed, high-energy circuit with its preponderance of fast corners, while the car, which is enormously forgiving of its tyres, will be at an advantage on what is an abrasive high-degradation surface.
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in seventh and ninth for Mercedes but Hamilton declared himself satisfied nonetheless. He described the car as the “nicest it’s felt over the last three years” and that its performance, especially in the first sector, where balance is key was hugely encouraging and gave him great information to feed back to the team on its current limitations. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was in fourth and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso in fifth.
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