Max Verstappen claims pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix over the Ferrari’s of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
Max can secure the championship if he gets a win and fastest lap on Sunday or out-score Leclerc by 8 points and Sergio Perez by 6 points.
There was a moment in qualifying between Max and Lando Norris that prompted a steward review and Max was reprimanded for his actions.
Quick reactions from Lando Norris! 😱#JapaneseGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/i36f2CgDHs
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Japanese GP Qualifying Results:
| Pos | Name | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m30.224s | 1m30.346s | 1m29.304s |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m30.402s | 1m30.486s | 1m29.314s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1m30.336s | 1m30.444s | 1m29.361s |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1m30.622s | 1m29.925s | 1m29.709s |
| 5 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1m30.696s | 1m30.357s | 1m30.165s |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m30.906s | 1m30.443s | 1m30.261s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine-Renault | 1m30.603s | 1m30.343s | 1m30.322s |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1m30.865s | 1m30.465s | 1m30.389s |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m31.256s | 1m30.656s | 1m30.554s |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m30.881s | 1m30.473s | 1m31.003s |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m30.88s | 1m30.659s | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m31.226s | 1m30.709s | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m31.13s | 1m30.808s | |
| 14 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m30.894s | 1m30.953s | |
| 15 | Mick Schumacher | Haas-Ferrari | 1m31.152s | 1m31.439s | |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1m31.311s | ||
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Red Bull | 1m31.322s | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1m31.352s | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m31.419s | ||
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes | 1m31.511s |
