2023 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, Sep 22 - 24 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

Friday September 22

• Practice One Session starts 3.30am
• Practice Two Session starts 7am

Saturday September 23

• Practice Three Session starts 3.30am
• 7am: Japanese GP Qualifying

Sunday September 24

• 6am: The Grand Prix

On Friday, all the teams will get the chance to test a new version of the C2 compound, with a view to homologating it for next season. This latest evolution should provide more grip than the current C2, and so fit in more coherently between the C1 and C3. For the first two free practice sessions, each driver will have two additional sets of tyres, compared to the usual 13 sets per weekend. This test is part of a development programme that was recently defined for 2024 and will continue with a new C4 compound to be tested on track during the Mexican Grand Prix weekend

 

[Franco Pinion]

Verstappen is just ridiculous. The fact that Perez is behind one Ferrari tells you everything. For all his fault, Perez is not an amateur, and he looks like one in comparision with Verstappen.

Another impressive showing from the McLarens, especially Piastri, and also Tsunoda in his home race.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.878	1:29.964	1:28.877	12
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.439	1:30.122	1:29.458	14
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.063	1:30.296	1:29.493	12
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.393	1:29.940	1:29.542	14
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1:30.652	1:29.965	1:29.650	18
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:30.651	1:30.067	1:29.850	14
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.040	1:29.908	18
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:30.811	1:30.268	1:30.219	15
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Alphatauri	1:30.733	1:30.204	1:30.303	18
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:30.971	1:30.465	1:30.560	15
11	Liam Lawson	Alphatauri	1:30.425	1:30.508		16
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:30.843	1:30.509		12
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:30.941	1:30.537		12
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:30.960	1:30.586		12
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:30.976	1:30.665		9
16	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:31.049			5
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:31.181			7
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:31.299			6
19	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:31.398			6
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams	DNF			2

 

[Franco Pinion]

Decent race, tyre management and strategy again playing big part.

Ferrari back to slow again, they couldn't improve time on new mediums with cars on old hards, pretty amazing stuff.

Brilliant to see Piastri get his first podium.

What an absolutely appalling race from Perez. That second incident of his with Magnussen was a sign of a desperate man who knew he had to overtake but just couldn't do it. Terrible driving. And then he had the ignominy of having to retire twice!

By the way, that seems like a big loophole in the rules there, allowing a car to come out and serve a penalty so it doesn't roll over into the next race, even though you retired the car. That should not be allowed.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Pleased that McLaren are doing well, they have a car that's in most other seasons would have won multiple races by now.