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Max Verstappen wins tense Japanese Grand Prix as teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli makes F1 historical past
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Max Verstappen wins tense Japanese Grand Prix as teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli makes F1 historical past

Motorsports April 6, 2025
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Max Verstappen produced an assured efficiency below strain to win the Japanese Grand Prix. – Mark Thompson/Getty Photographs

held off the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the in good fashion on Sunday.

The Dutchman’s coolness below strain to fend off two quicker automobiles coupled with a scintillating drive to qualify in pole place on Saturday made for “top-of-the-line weekends that he’s had in Formulation One,” his Purple Bull crew principal Christian Horner advised Sky Sports activities afterward.

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“The exhausting work was actually executed yesterday however at this time once more within the race, he was inch-perfect,” Horner added. “McLaren have been fast however we have been capable of be that bit faster to carry them off behind.”

In the meantime, Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli recorded the quickest lap within the race, changing into the youngest ever driver to take action, aged 18 years and 224 days outdated. He additionally briefly led the race, changing into the youngest ever driver to succeed in that milestone too.

Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished in sixth place in the Japanese Grand Prix. - Manami Yamada/Reuters

Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli completed in sixth place within the Japanese Grand Prix. – Manami Yamada/Reuters

On Saturday, Verstappen had shocked the paddock and his crew to pip Norris by simply 0.012 seconds on his remaining lap throughout a chaotic qualifying session that was halted for six minutes when the fifth trackside grass fireplace of the weekend broke out.

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Damper situations quelled any menace of additional fires in the course of the race itself, and Verstappen shortly constructed up a two second benefit over Norris.

And, for essentially the most half, the 2 McLaren automobiles couldn’t erode that hole, although that they had a sliver of a possibility when Norris and Verstappen pitted on the similar time. Norris got here out nearly stage with Verstappen within the pit lane however ended up driving throughout the grass because the Dutchman refused to provide him any area.

The British driver initially stated his rival had pushed him off the monitor however later clarified it was merely “racing.”

“He was nonetheless forward,” Norris stated afterward. “It form of squeezes into one and Max is the final man I count on to provide me any area, in a great way and in a racing manner, so nothing greater than that.”

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In the long run, he completed in second place whereas his teammate Piastri rounded out the rostrum in third. By profitable, Verstappen pulled himself again to inside only one level of Norris’ drivers’ championship lead.

“I’m extremely pleased,” Verstappen stated after the race. “It began off fairly robust this weekend however we didn’t hand over, we saved enhancing the automobile and at this time it was in its finest type. In fact beginning on pole actually made it doable to win this race.”

Carlos Sainz, who completed the race in 14th place, suffered a “abdomen problem,” arrived late for the pre-race nationwide anthem and was subsequently fined €20,000 ($22,000) by the FIA, motorsport’s governing physique.

Half of that effective is suspended for a 12 months, the FIA stated in a . The group additionally famous that Sainz’s abdomen problem was verified by a health care provider, decreasing the effective from €60,000 ($66,000) as specified by the rule ebook.

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