Max Verstappen seems to have all the gods in his favor. After a bad weekend in Singapore, the Dutchman seemed to have made it clear that he was not here to lose again. The Red Bull star has been the center of attention for the entire season.
From the very beginning, the Dutchman has been winning almost every race. Additionally, he has also made history in Formula 1 this season, after breaking multiple records. However, his streak was ended after a bad day for the car in the Singapore heat and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
But Verstappen has come back to remind everyone he is the dominant of the season. The qualification for Suzuka was one for Verstappen. He came back better than ever and had one of the most stunning Q3 sessions.
His qualification had the commentators absolutely speechless. One of the commentators, Jolyon Palmer said, “Hop out the car Max, It’s Job done.” After seeing Max Verstappen’s incredible pace in qualification. The commentator was so sure of his dominance that he believed Verstappen did not need to drive anymore.
Back-to-back Suzuka poles for Max Verstappen! 👊#JapaneseGP #F1 @Max33Verstappen pic.twitter.com/jUqofUY0Pr
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 23, 2023
Nonetheless, Verstappen took the best of qualifications. After watching the race from the back and having a rookie in an AlphaTauri beat him, he has had enough. With the qualifications coming to an end, Max Verstappen has shown he has plans to dominate this race again.
Meanwhile, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri joined him yet again in the front of the grid and will start the race 2nd and 3rd. As for Verstappen, he plans to have a deja vu of the British Grand Prix, driving more than 20 seconds ahead of both the McLarens.
Max Verstappen reacts to supremely dominant qualifying outing at Suzuka
Max Verstappen saw a great end to his Suzuka qualifications. The Dutchman gave a hand to Sebastian Vettel a few days back to help the bees, which paid him back with some good fortune. After the qualifications, Verstappen was asked about his dominant record.
The two-time champion, who watched himself lose not just the race but a podium last weekend was humble about his results this weekend. From a P11 in the last qualifications to a P1 this weekend, the seven days of tireless work for the Red Bull team.
Max Verstappen commented on his qualification saying, “From our side, incredible weekend so far and especially in qualifying where you can push it to the limit. It felt really nice.” And no doubt for the champion, it is a great weekend indeed.
As for the McLarens, it seems they have proven that they are the fastest cars on the grid except for Red Bull. This would be McLaren’s second double stack for the front grid. Oscar Piastri, in only his rookie season, takes the P2 for a starting position.
Max Verstappen’s pole lap at Suzuka, +0.581 ahead of P2, is the largest pole margin since Michael Schumacher, 2004 (+0.490) pic.twitter.com/GojznUBtVZ
— RBR Daily (@RBR_Daily) September 23, 2023
With the Suzuka qualifications ending, Verstappen has proven himself. The victor for the third consecutive championship title is closing in slowly but surely. As for Piastri, he has a great had a great year in his debut season of F1. The Aussie will continue to stay with McLaren until 2026. For Max Verstappen, his Suzuka victory is not too far away.
