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F1: Chequered Flag

Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

Sports

4.22.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Harry Benjamin, Alice Powell & Andrew Benson reflect on qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. We hear from polesitter Max Verstappen, plus Sergio Perez and Lando Norris.

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Five Live Formula One. podcasts. the Japanese qualifying edition. My name is Harry Benjamin alongside me.

0:54.4

Racing driver Alice Power and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson. We have just witnessed

1:00.4

a poll position being secured once again by Max Vistapen.

1:05.0

A one two for Red Bull was Sergio Perez close behind.

1:09.6

But Alice, it was really Vistappens for the taking from the very off this weekend wasn't it?

1:15.0

It was back to what we're used to seeing Max Bistappen on top of the table.

1:21.3

Of course he was pretty successful round this circuit winning the past to

1:26.0

Grand Prix got his second championship of course round here so he enjoys this circuit but actually I was quite surprised and

1:35.0

it's probably me sounding quite harsh to be honest on Perez but Perez was right

1:39.9

there with him half a tenth just over half a tenth of his teammate and Max I

1:44.7

think there was maybe a little bit more in the tank from Max he didn't improve in

1:49.7

that last sector set of first sector, to be honest,

1:54.4

a decent middle sector, but maybe he had a little bit of an issue

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