The wait for Valtteri Bottas for a win for the 2019 season came to an end with a spectacular 1st place finish at the F1 Japanese GP. Lewis Hamilton also finished at 3rd place allowing Mercedes to win the F1 2019 Constructors Championship.
Ferrari was on the lockout or the front row and made way for Sebastian Vettel to be at the 2nd place of the race while the 7th place Charles Leclerc was penalized following his collision with Max Verstappen on the very first lap. He was handed many time penalties after the race.
Hamilton tried his best to chase Vettel for the 2nd place of the race but the man from Ferrari was able to maintain his lead till the end. Still, this 2nd place finish for Ferrari was not able to win them their 6 Constructors’ Championship crowns in a row.
Now the only drivers in for the contention of the driver’s title are Bottas and Hamilton, and both of them are from Mercedes. Mercedes are also assured of winning the 6th title double in a row which is the first in F1’s history.
With Bottas finishing at 1st place, he has taken the lead of Hamilton by 9 points making his points to be 64. Now the Driver from England will have a chance of wrapping up for the 6th driver’s title when the Mexican GP will be held on 27th October.
As for the 4th place, it went to Alex Albon of Red Bull who had his career-best time with 5th place being for McLaren following a spectacular performance from Carlos Sainz. As for Daniel Ricciardo, he was able to start the race from 16th place to finish at 7th for his team Renault. After Leclerc was given a penalty, Ricciardo had the 6th place.
The top 10 results for the Japanese GP are as follows.
- Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
4. Alexander Albon, Red Bull
5. Carlos Sainz, McLaren
6. Daniel Ricciardo, Renault
7. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
8. Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso
9. Sergio Perez, Racing Point
10. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault
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