The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
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The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 4th round of the 2024 season taking place in Suzuka between the 5th and 7th of April.
The event timetable for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 11:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 11:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT
The event timetable for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 11:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 11:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 05:00 GMT
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
Japan is a matter of days away and we wait in anticipation to see what the teams will be bringing to this event.
Ferrari are on top of the world following their 1-2 finish in Australia.
Were the Red Bull problems just a one off in the 2024 results?
Can McLaren keep near the top of the charts?
Mercedes are still behind the 8 ball. Have they made a any progress in resolving their lack of race pace?
These questions and more will be answered inside the next 72 hours.
Ferrari are on top of the world following their 1-2 finish in Australia.
Were the Red Bull problems just a one off in the 2024 results?
Can McLaren keep near the top of the charts?
Mercedes are still behind the 8 ball. Have they made a any progress in resolving their lack of race pace?
These questions and more will be answered inside the next 72 hours.
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
FP1 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:30.056 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:30.237 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
3 1:30.269 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
4 1:30.530 George Russell Mercedes
5 1:30.543 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
6 1:30.558 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
7 1:30.599 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
8 1:31.165 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 1:31.230 Yuki Tsunoda RB
10 1:31.240 Lando Norris McLaren
11 1:31.935 Esteban Ocon Alpine
12 1:31.943 Alexander Albon Williams
13 1:31.958 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
14 1:32.054 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
15 1:32.055 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
16 1:32.103 Ayumu Iwasa RB
17 1:32.277 Pierre Gasly Alpine
18 1:32.638 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
19 1:32.803 Kevin Magnussen Haas
20 1:33.204 Logan Sargeant Williams
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
Logan Sargeant dropped his right side tyres into the dirt in the second part of turn 7. Grip disappeared and he hit the barriers fairly hard. The car then spun and hit the barriers again leading with the rear wing. This chassis has had a bad couple of weeks as it was in Alex Albon's hands in practice 1 in Australia. It has had some frequent flyer miles on it after having to go back to the factory to be rebuilt between these two events.
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
The rain came just before FP2 commenced.
News from the pits was that Logan Sargeant would take no part in the session following his crash in FP1.
Due to the conditions and the possible need for inters in qualifying, not all teams took part in the session.
Results
News from the pits was that Logan Sargeant would take no part in the session following his crash in FP1.
Due to the conditions and the possible need for inters in qualifying, not all teams took part in the session.
Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:34.725 Oscar Piastri McLaren
2 1:35.226 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:38.760 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
4 1:40.946 Yuki Tsunoda RB
5 1:41.913 Daniel Ricciardo RB
6 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
7 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
8 Alexander Albon Williams
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas
10 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
11 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
12 Lando Norris McLaren
13 Esteban Ocon Alpine
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FP3 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:29.563 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:29.832 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
3 1:29.918 George Russell Mercedes
4 1:30.037 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
5 1:30.082 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
6 1:30.137 Lando Norris McLaren
7 1:30.171 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
8 1:30.226 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 1:30.341 Yuki Tsunoda RB
10 1:30.383 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
11 1:30.533 Alexander Albon Williams
12 1:30.546 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
13 1:30.682 Daniel Ricciardo RB
14 1:31.022 Esteban Ocon Alpine
15 1:31.067 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
16 1:31.139 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
17 1:31.141 Pierre Gasly Alpine
18 1:31.342 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
19 1:31.452 Logan Sargeant Williams
20 1:31.462 Kevin Magnussen Haas
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
It was a fairly quiet session in relation to incidents.
Kevin Magnussen had a rear lockup entering the hairpin but managed to get out of the sand trap.
Daniel Ricciardo lost the rear at the exit of turn 2 and spun onto the grass. He resumed his session without damaging his RB.
Kevin Magnussen had a rear lockup entering the hairpin but managed to get out of the sand trap.
Daniel Ricciardo lost the rear at the exit of turn 2 and spun onto the grass. He resumed his session without damaging his RB.
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Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:28.197 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:28.263 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
3 1:28.489 Lando Norris McLaren
4 1:28.682 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
5 1:28.686 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
6 1:28.760 Oscar Piastri McLaren
7 1:28.766 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
8 1:28.786 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
9 1:29.008 George Russell Mercedes
10 1:29.413 Yuki Tsunoda RB
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11 1:29.472 Daniel Ricciardo RB
12 1:29.494 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
13 1:29.593 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
14 1:29.714 Alexander Albon Williams
15 1:29.816 Esteban Ocon Alpine
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16 1:30.024 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
17 1:30.119 Pierre Gasly Alpine
18 1:30.131 Kevin Magnussen Haas
19 1:30.139 Logan Sargeant Williams
20 1:30.143 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
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Race
Next: Round of China '24
Date: 19th-21st April
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Pos Driver Team
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 Lando Norris McLaren
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
7 George Russell Mercedes
8 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
10 Yuki Tsunoda RB
11 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
13 Kevin Magnussen Haas
14 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
15 Esteban Ocon Alpine
16 Pierre Gasly Alpine
17 Logan Sargeant Williams
DNF Zhou Guanyu Sauber
DNF Daniel Ricciardo RB
DNF Alexander Albon Williams
Date: 19th-21st April
Re: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Thread
Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon touched wheels on entering turn 3 on lap 1. Ricciardo's right rear tyre deflated and both his RB and Albon's Williams ended up in the barrier. A red flag was brought out as the tyre wall needed repairs for the race to resume.
The race want basically incident free from the restart to the chequered flag. Watching the different race strategies unfold showed that the two stop version was marginally better.
Highlights were the passes by Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll through turn 6. Fantastic work!
The race want basically incident free from the restart to the chequered flag. Watching the different race strategies unfold showed that the two stop version was marginally better.
Highlights were the passes by Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll through turn 6. Fantastic work!