Japanese GP

Rain madness with multiple lap 1 crashes, Ricciardo's big move as red flag forced: F1 Japan LIVE.

Carlos Sainz was third in the other Ferrari. 4th with FL = Leclerc 8th or lower, Perez 7th or lower Car 10, which had collected damage and pitted behind the Safety Car, was then driving at high speed to catch up to the field,” the FIA claimed. 4th = Leclerc 8th or lower without FL, Perez 7th or lower without FL [here](https://go.arena.im/live/fox-sports-australia/30Iujee?v=2)) 3rd with FL = Leclerc 6th or lower, Perez 5th or lower Front row Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 2nd with FL = Leclerc 5th or lower, Perez 4th or lower “What is this tractor on track?” Gasly shouted on team radio. 3rd = Leclerc 7th or lower, Perez 6th or lower 2nd = Leclerc 5th or lower without fastest lap, Perez 4th or lower without FL This is unacceptable.

There were mixed fortunes on the grid as the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix got under way in wet conditions, rain having hit the track in the build-up to the ...

[second consecutive title](https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.points-permutations-what-verstappen-needs-to-do-to-win-his-second-drivers.2y2rFRR2d2o6LRHPijDzLP.html) if things go his way today – to brilliantly fight his way back in front. There were mixed fortunes on the grid as the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix got under way in wet conditions, rain having hit the track in the build-up to the race. WATCH: Relive the race start as Albon and Sainz retire from the Japanese Grand Prix

Rain had been forecast for Sunday throughout the weekend, and started falling around an hour before the start of the race at 2pm local time in Japan.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. After seemingly being stuck in limbo at AlphaTauri - too good to let go, but not a realistic prospect for a Red Bull return - Pierre Gasly has finally shaken off the shackles to join Alpine.

The French driver is set to start the Japanese GP at Suzuka from the pitlane after AlphaTauri made the call to change his rear wing ahead of the race. After ...

Our car works well in the wet, so I think that these conditions would be best for us.” Due to this breach of parc ferme regulations, Gasly will start the race from the pits. “As the rear wing assembly is a different specification and was changed whilst the car was in parc ferme and the suspension setup has also changed, the competitor is required to start the race from the pit lane per article 40.9 b) of the FIA Formula 1 Sporting Regulations.”

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Max Verstappen is guaranteed of taking the season title if he wins the race today and also gets a bonus point for turning the fastest lap. We are minutes away from the race and we have wet weather conditions for the Japanese Grand Prix. CARLOS SAINZ CRASHES OUT OF THE RACE AND WE HAVE A SAFETY CAR IN THE VERY FIRST LAP. Racing has been suspended until the conditions improve and the drivers are back in the pit lane. Meanwhile, Vettel has spun and is now was back in the grid. The rain doesn’t relent and the attempts are abandoned. Max Verstappen holds on to the lead and Leclerc tracks him closely. Lando Norris tweets about the Pierre Gasly incident, where a recovery vehicle was on track while the AlphaTauri racer was passing in poor visibility and almost causing a potentially dangerous crash. The Ferrari racer had to cut a corner in the end and that would be under investigation. Drivers are moving to their car as the fans roar in approval. 40 minutes left on the race clock and Max Verstappen starts things off. Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix and the world title after a prolonged rain delay.

Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz have hit out after Pierre Gasly had a near miss with a recovery vehicle shortly after the start of the Formula 1 Japanese GP.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. After seemingly being stuck in limbo at AlphaTauri - too good to let go, but not a realistic prospect for a Red Bull return - Pierre Gasly has finally shaken off the shackles to join Alpine.

Gasly said he could have been killed after encountering the vehicle, which was deployed to recover Carlos Sainz's car after the Spaniard crashed in heavy ...

Sainz was summoned nad would have to visit the FIA stewards after the race. Gasly was also under investigation for allegedly speeding under red flag conditions, having pitted to remove an advertising board that had lodged on the front of his car after Sainz had dislodged it, and then trying to catch the field behind the safety car. The governing body FIA said the incident would be investigated after the race.

Pierre Gasly and other drivers have slammed the "unacceptable" use of a recovery truck on track at the Japanese GP after narrowly avoiding the vehicle at ...

I hope this is the last time ever I see a crane on track!" "How's this happened!?" He added on social media: "How can we make it clear that we never want to see a crane on track? "What is this tractor on track?" "Car 10, which had collected damage and pitted behind the Safety Car, was driving at high speed to catch up to the field. After a chaotic and crash-heavy start to the race in torrential rain at Suzuka, a recovery vehicle was sent onto the track to collect Carlos Sainz's Ferrari at Turn 12.

Max Verstappen has been crowned the 2022 Formula 1 world champion in bizarre circumstances after Charles Leclerc copped a late penalty in a heavily delayed ...

The new plan will allow the series to pump up the volume In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into.

Max Verstappen has clinched his second Formula 1 world championship in confusing circumstances after winning a rain-shortened Japanese GP.

He added to Sky Sports F1: "It's a pretty crazy feeling, of course, because I didn't expect it when I crossed the line. 29 years, 137 days 25 years, 9 days

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a rain-impacted, red-flagged and shortened Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Sunday to be crowned Formula 1 world champion.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. After seemingly being stuck in limbo at AlphaTauri - too good to let go, but not a realistic prospect for a Red Bull return - Pierre Gasly has finally shaken off the shackles to join Alpine.

There was confusion over whether full points would have been awarded or not for this race since less than 75 per cent of the race was completed.

But initially it was unclear if the full 25 points would be awarded to the race winner since only 50 per cent of the race distance was covered. Verstappen needed to be 112 points ahead of his nearest rival after this race to seal the title in Suzuka. The FIA promptly gave Leclerc a five-second race penalty demoting him behind Perez to third.

Max Verstappen sealed his second Formula 1 world championship amid huge confusion after winning a chaotic, rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.

But for the Japanese GP there was a different interpretation of the rules, which state that the reduced points are only applied if a race is suspended "and cannot be resumed". I'm so thankful to everyone who has been contributing to this success." The Dutchman would have been denied the title if Charles Leclerc had come second, but the Ferrari driver's final-lap error saw him given a five-second penalty - for leaving the track and gaining an advantage - that demoted him to third behind the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen claimed victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, and took the 2022 world title with it, after a penalty for Charles Leclerc at the end of the race ...

I’m very pleased to win here, but also very happy to see all the fans and that they stuck around,” said race winner and world champion Verstappen. Alonso and Ricciardo decided that enough was enough, though, and headed to the pits for intermediates. After the stops, Verstappen led Leclerc by five seconds, with Schumacher in P3 from Perez, Zhou and Ocon. Magnussen had a quiet run to 14th after his early contact with Albon, followed by Alfa Romeo team mates Bottas and Zhou. Incredible, of course! “[As for the title], what can I say? “I’m just very happy that we got to race at the end. However, at 1448 local time, this was suspended and the wait went on. Leclerc was on course to finish second, and to keep the title race alive, but he was penalised for cutting the final chicane on the final lap to keep a charging Perez at bay, with the points difference meaning Verstappen sealed the crown. Verstappen mastered the restart to keep Leclerc at bay, as Vettel and Latifi took the opportunity to pit for intermediate tyres – heading out of their pit boxes side-by-side in an incident that was looked at by the stewards. A lap later, the leaders filed into the pits to swap wets for intermediates, with only Alonso, Ricciardo, Schumacher and Zhou staying out on the extremes – the Alfa Romeo sitting between Verstappen and Leclerc at this point. With just under 50 minutes to run on the race clock, the Safety Car led the field out of the pit lane for a planned rolling start, which was soon carried out and released the pack of cars – all of them this time forced to run wets, rather than having the choice to use intermediates.

French driver Pierre Gasly reacted furiously after passing a tractor on the track at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, on the same Suzuka circuit where ...

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Japanese GP: Pierre Gasly, Lando Norris slams FIA tractor intervention during GP, remind of Jules Bianchi tragedy, 'We lost a life in this situation years ...

Gasly was also under investigation for allegedly speeding under red flag conditions, having pitted to remove an advertising board that had lodged on the front of his car after Sainz had dislodged it, and then trying to catch the field behind the safety car. McLaren driver Lando Norris said the incident involving Gasly in terrible visibility was “unacceptable” in a tweet posted on social media as he waited for the race to restart. Follow Formula 1 Japanese GP LIVE Updates on

Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull and secured his second Formula One world championship.

These incidents precipitated a terrifying moment for Pierre Gasly who had pitted on the opening lap and was out of sync with the rest of the field, behind the safety car with a tractor was on track attempting to deal with Sainz’s wreckage. Verstappen was consistently almost a second lap faster and closed out with ease, a fitting finale for the now-double world champion. Verstappen, though, was in complete control, his lap times hugely impressive given the conditions, quickly putting a full 12 seconds on Leclerc who was harried to the flag by Pérez and ultimately made the mistake that was crucial. The race opened in the rain and Verstappen made a slow start but clung on bravely to Leclerc around the outside of turn one to hold the lead as he entered the esses. After this tragedy the FIA introduced a slew of rules intended to prevent such thing happening again, including one which prohibited the use of recovery vehicles unless the safety car or a virtual safety car was deployed. He has become only the third driver to have secured the championship with four or more races remaining – Michael Schumacher took it in 2002 with six to go and Nigel Mansell in 1992 with five, while Sebastian Vettel won with four remaining also at the Japanese GP in 2011.

Max Verstappen's crowning as Formula 1 world champion at the Japanese Grand Prix came in hugely confusing circumstances as fans and media were left unsure ...

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. After seemingly being stuck in limbo at AlphaTauri - too good to let go, but not a realistic prospect for a Red Bull return - Pierre Gasly has finally shaken off the shackles to join Alpine.

Pierre Gasly believes he would have been killed if he hit the tractor that was on the track during the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. Here’s a play-by-play account of the 10 key moments which decided how the season turned out

Frenchman Pierre Gasly raged after driving at speed past a recovery vehicle sent out in heavy rain while the safety car was deployed at Sunday's Formula One ...

We lost a life in this situation years ago. "How’s this happened!? "This is unacceptable! Can’t believe this." killed myself," the AlphaTauri driver said over the team radio. "I could have ...

Max Verstappen sealed his second Formula 1 world championship amid huge confusion after winning a chaotic, rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.

"Car 10, which had collected damage and pitted behind the Safety Car, was driving at high speed to catch up to the field. But for the Japanese GP there was a different interpretation of the rules, which state that the reduced points are only applied if a race is suspended "and cannot be resumed". "What is this tractor on track?" We don't want to see ever, a crane on the track." I'm so thankful to everyone who has been contributing to this success." [Japanese GP: Final race result](https://www.skysports.com/f1/grandprix/japan/results) [Verstappen crowned champion amid F1 confusion

After a chaotic and crash-heavy start to the race in torrential rain at Suzuka, a recovery vehicle was sent onto the track to collect Carlos Sainz's Ferrari at ...

"I totally agree with him there should never be anything on the track that should harm you. Jenson Button: "I completely agree with Pierre and all the drivers, there should never be a crane on the circuit in those conditions. To be fair to Pierre, I don't think any driver respects it that much, but he was going past it at a high speed. "We have a lap time to respect, and I was still nine seconds slower than that delta. "I'm just extremely grateful that I'm here and tonight I'm going to call my family and all my loved ones and the outcome is what it is. Sainz, whose crash brought out the vehicle, continued: "Even behind Safety Car, we are going 100,150kph and still at those speeds we see nothing. "That's the lowest point we've seen in the sport for years," said Red Bull driver Sergio Perez. "It's disrespectful to Jules, disrespectful to his family. It comes just eight years after Bianchi crashed into a recovery vehicle in similar conditions at the same track in Suzuka. After a chaotic and crash-heavy start to the race in torrential rain at Suzuka, a recovery vehicle was sent onto the track to collect Carlos Sainz's Ferrari at Turn 12. "We all lost an amazing guy, an amazing driver, for the reasons that we know. "What is this tractor on track?"

The FIA has launched an investigation into the timing and use of the recovery vehicles at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix, following driver alarm over the ...

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. Here’s a play-by-play account of the 10 key moments which decided how the season turned out

A recovery tractor was on the track while the AlphaTauri driver was still lapping at speed in heavy rain and spray..Gasly. Japanese GP. F1. Formula One.

"I just hope everybody in the sport will never get to see this situation ever again." We lost a life in this situation years ago. "I'm just extremely grateful that I'm here and tonight I'm going to call my family and all my loved ones...I passed two metres from that crane. We all lost an amazing guy, an amazing driver for the reasons that we know," Gasly told Sky Sports television. "Obviously, I got scared. "We lost Jules already.

Gasly said he could have been killed after encountering the vehicle, which was deployed to recover Carlos Sainz's car after the Spaniard crashed in heavy ...

“I still don’t know why we keep risking, in these conditions, having a tractor on track. French driver Bianchi suffered a fatal crash in October 2014 when he collided with a tractor crane that was recovering a car. French driver Pierre Gasly reacted furiously after passing a tractor on the track at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, on the same Suzuka circuit where Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident.

Verstappen was awarded the title when second-place finisher Charles Leclerc was given five-second penalty,

"Carrying that number one this year, he's done it with a lot of pride," he said. "The first (championship) is a little more emotional, the second one is beautiful," he said. I didn't know how many points I was going to get.

Max Verstappen claimed the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship crown after winning his 12th race of the season in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. Here’s a play-by-play account of the 10 key moments which decided how the season turned out

It wasn't a classic race at Suzuka. The rain once again interrupted big time and there was a full chance for the repeat of Belgian Grand Prix 2021.

Esteban Ocon took a fine fourth for Alpine after some fierce defending against Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel recovering from a clash with Fernando Alonso at the initial start to take P6 on his final Suzuka appearance. The race was in danger to be abandoned after an early red flag but it carried on after a long break and with 50 minutes left on the clock. During the red flag situations, Pierre Gasly was encountered by a tractor which was out on the track. He finished P17 to cap off a terrible weekend. From there, Verstappen mastered the switch from wets to intermediates as the track surfaced gradually improved and edged away at the head of the field, eventually crossing the line 27 seconds clear. Consequences could have been worse as he stalled on the track, leaving a Rolex ad poster on the track which caught Gasly.

French driver Bianchi suffered a fatal crash at Suzuka in October 2014 when he collided with a tractor crane that was recovering a car. He underwent emergency ...

"You don't know what could happen. "There needs to be a full investigation into why there was a recovery vehicle on the circuit." Race organisers said that Gasly "understood that there could be marshals or obstacles on the track" and that he had "admitted that he was too fast". "In any conditions, we should never see a crane on track while the cars are out there," said Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who finished second. "We lost Jules eight years ago in similar conditions, with a crane on track in the gravel," said the Frenchman. "I don't understand how eight years later, in similar conditions, we can see a crane -- not even in the gravel, on the racing line."

Max Verstappen claimed the 2022 Formula 1 World Championship crown after winning his 12th race of the season in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

In a marathon Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Sergio Perez’s victory was only assured hours after the race due to a stewards investigation. A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. Here’s a play-by-play account of the 10 key moments which decided how the season turned out