Relive the career of ‘Checo’ Pérez, where he reached the podium in 2nd place – . 2024-04-07 08:26:39

This Sunday (Saturday night for Latin America) the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix was held, the fourth of the current season. Formula 1 where ‘Checo’ Pérez showed that he is in one of his best seasons in the sport.

The good news is that he managed to get on the podium, although not exactly in first place, but in second. Once again, it was Max Verstappen, his Red Bull teammate, who won the race held at the Suzuka Circuit.

Here we share with you all the details that occurred during the Japanese GP race, which had a red flag just a few seconds after starting. Because?

During free practice and qualifying for the 2024 Japanese GP, the Red Bull drivers prevailed over the other competitors. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / POOL/EFE)

F1 summary: What happened at the 2024 Japanese GP?

This Saturday (now Sunday in Suzuka), the Red Bull drivers were placed on the first row of the starting grid; Max Verstappen and Checo Pérez started in first and second place respectively, with a good advantage over other competitors, which was noticeable throughout the race.

However, a few seconds after the race began, a red flag thanks to a crash between Daniel Ricciardo, from RB, and Alexander Albon, from Williams. In the images you can see that both of them collide with their car, crashing directly into the safety tires. This situation caused the race to be delayed by around 30 minutes.

Between Max Verstappen and Checo Pérez, who occupied the first and second positions respectively for much of the race, there was a distance of between 4 and 12 seconds.

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Los pilots who stayed in the points zone and with this they managed to add to the 2024 drivers’ and constructors’ championship in this Japanese GP are:

1. Max Verstappen, de Red Bull: 26
2. Sergio Pérez, from Red Bull: 18
3. Carlos Sainz Jr., of Ferrari: 15
4. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc: 12
5. McLaren’s Lando Norris: 10
6. Fernando Alonso, of Aston Martin: 8
7. George Russell, the Mercedes: 6
8. Oscar Piastri, McLaren: 4
9. Lewis Hamilton, de Mercedes: 2
10. Yuki Tsunoda, de RB: 1

Relive live coverage of the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix lap by lap

Do you want to know what happened during the race lap by lap? we leave you the most outstanding in the 2024 Japanese GP, which Red Bull once again won with a great advantage.

CHECKERED FLAG. Finish the race.

• Lap 53: Max Verstappen sets the fastest lap on the last lap of the race.
• Lap 51: George Russell is very close to Piastri; If he opens the DRS, there is a chance to take his place on the track.
• Lap 49: There are 5 laps left until the race ends and the places are practically defined.
• Lap 47: Oscar Piastri is hot on the heels of Fernando Alonso.
• Lap 46: Carlos Sainz Jr. surpasses Charles Leclerc and is now practically on the podium.

• Lap 44: Carlos Sainz surpasses Lando Norris, achieving fourth position.
• Lap 43: Third position is being fought between Leclerc and Norris. Sainz is hot on Lando’s heels.
• Lap 42: Yellow flag appears in sector 2; Logan Sargeant had an incident in his car so he lost very important places.
• Lap 41: Between Piastri and Alonso there is the minimum difference, so the former could steal his place from the latter.
• Lap 39: Yuki Tsunoda returned to tenth position. If he stays there, he manages to score a point at home.
• Lap 37: Max Verstappen returns to first place.

• Lap 35: With Max Verstappen’s pit stop, Carlos Sainz Jr. slipped into first position and the places moved considerably.
• Lap 34: Pérez makes a pee stop, lowering his position.
• Lap 33: It is precisely Piastri who goes to the pits, so he loses several places at his stop where they put hard tires on him.
• Lap 32: Charles Leclerc fights Piastri for position.
• Lap 30: Yuki Tsunoda, the local driver in Suzuka, is looking to get at least one point.
• Lap 29: The first 10 positions have not moved in the last few laps.

• Lap 26: Checo Pérez climbs to second position.
• Lap 25: Now it is Leclerc who Checo is hot on his heels.
• Vuelta 23: The Mexican pilot manages to pass Norris and now placed in third position.
• Lap 22: Checo Pérez wants to fight Lando Norris for third place.
• Lap 21: Charles Leclerc gets dangerously close to Max Verstappen.
• Lap 20: Max Verstappen regains his first position, leaving Charles Leclerc in second place.
• Lap 18: Checo Pérez surpasses Russell.

• Lap 17: Norris made him undercut to ‘Checo’, so the places in the race changed considerably, including first place.
• Lap 14: Now it is Alonso who is falling in the classifier for entering the pit area.
• Lap 13: Oscar Piastri goes to the pits and loses the place he had in the race.
• Lap 11: Logan Sargeant overtakes Pierre Gasly.
• Lap 10: The two Mercedes drivers are fighting for eighth place.
• Lap 9: Charles Leclerc is fighting Oscar Piastri for sixth position with less than a second difference.

• Lap 8: Yuki Tsunoda stops in the pits, lowering his position. Now it is Lance Stroll who is in tenth place.
• Lap 7: Valtteri Bottas had his tires changed.
• Lap 6: ‘Checo’ Pérez increases his distance from Max Verstappen thanks to the fact that he reduced his speed for a few seconds in turns 8 and 9.

• Lap 5: Yuki Tsunoda manages to climb to the points zone, while Hamilton drops from seventh to eighth.
• Lap 3: The Red Bull drivers remain in the top positions, while the Mercedes drivers drop a couple of places.

GREEN FLAG: The Japanese GP race returns, starting on lap 3.

• Vuelta 1: RED FLAG. Alexander Albon crashed in the first sector with Daniel Ricciardo, practically at the beginning of the race, in turn 3, which caused the race to be delayed approximately 30 minutes.

GREEN FLAG: The 2024 Japanese Grand Prix starts

2024 Championship: How is the Formula 1 driver classification going?

At the beginning of the season, with the first two races won by Max Verstappen, things seemed to be set for this season. However, the Dutchman’s abandonment in the Australian GP drastically changed the numbers.

The results of the 2024 Japanese GP will be key for places in the drivers’ classification. (Photo: EFE)

Now, with the results from Japan, Mexican ‘Checo’ Pérez rose again to second place, although the difference with the current world champion also increased. This is how the points go in the F1 drivers championship this 2024.

1. Max Verstappen: 77
2. Sergio Pérez: 64
3. Charles Leclerc: 59
4. Carlos Sainz: 55
5. Lando Norris: 37
6. Oscar Piastri: 32
7. George Russell: 24
8. Fernando Alonso: 24
9. Lewis Hamilton: 10
10. Lance Stroll: 9
11. Yuki Tsunoda: 7
12. Oliver Bearman: 6
13. Nico Hulkenberg: 3
14. Kevin Magnussen: 1
15. Alexander Albon: 0
16. Guanyu Zhou: 0
17. Daniel Ricciardo: 0
18. Esteban Ocon: 0
19. Pierre Gasly: ​​0
20. Valtteri Bottas: 0
21. Logan Sargeant: 0

Starting grid of the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix: Where did ‘Checo’ Pérez start in Suzuka?

After a qualifying session in which the power of Red Bull was imminent, the effort smiled on the Mexican driver Sergio Pérez, who will start on the front row of the Grille output. However, he did not achieve pole positionalthough he was very close to his task.

The starting grid for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix was made up as follows:

1. Max Verstappen, de Red Bull.
2. Sergio Perez, from Red Bull.
3. McLaren’s Lando Norris.
4. Carlos Sainz Jr., of Ferrari.
5. Fernando Alonso, from Aston Martín.
6. Oscar Piastri, from McLaren.
7. Lewis Hamilton, de Mercedes.
8. Charles Leclerc, of Ferrari.
9. George Russell, the Mercedes.
10. Yuki Tsunoda, de R.B.
11. Daniel Ricciardo, from RB.
12. Nico Hülkenberg, de Haas.
13. Valtteri Bottas, de Kick Sauber.
14. Alexander Albon, of Williams.
15. Esteban Ocon, from Alpine.
16. Lance Stroll, de Aston Martin.
17. Pierre Gasly, from Alpine.
18. Kevin Magnussen, de Haas.
19. Logan Sargent, de Williams.
20. Zhou Guanyu, de Kicks Sauber.

Classification results (and starting grid) of the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix. (Photo: X @F1)

Formula 1 schedule: When and at what time was the 2024 Japanese GP race?

Unlike the first races of the 2024 season, which began activities on Thursday and ended on Saturday due to the Ramadan festivities, in this case it will also be from Thursday to Saturday but due to time zone issues.

The Japanese Grand Prix race to be held in the Suzuka Circuitwas programmed as follows:

• 2024 Japanese Grand Prix Race: Saturday, April 6 at 11:00 p.m.

Take into account that the published time is in central Mexico time, so in other regions of the country it may vary and be earlier.

The 2024 Japanese GP will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, although in Mexico it will be Saturday night. (EFE)

F1 broadcast channels: Where to watch the 2024 Japanese GP in Mexico?

If you don’t want to be left wanting to see all the Formula 1 activity, we share that there are two channels to watch it: through pay signal or via streaming on the official Formula 1 application, which offers more content related to the highest category of motor sport:

2024-04-07 08:26:39