We’ll get up early and see the Japanese GP already know who won the World Cup

Waking up early to watch the Japanese Grand Prix is ​​always a special thing, and what’s more, seeing Formula 1 in the past two years hasn’t been able to travel there due to the coronavirus. Of course, the long-awaited return to Suzuka is probably more caffeine-free than anticipated, as the World Cup has likely already been decided upon or seen to make judgments on those dates.

Japan will return to Formula 1 the weekend of October 7-9, the first visit to Suzuka in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period. The legendary Japanese track is very special, because the historical touch and the events experienced there in the past will be in the retina of all fans. Of course, in recent years, this grand prix has been somewhat decaffeinated, and in 2022, it could be more than that.

In my last three visits to Japan, Lewis Hamilton He left the World Cup, which he was looking to judge in front of his greatest rivals at the time, Ferrari،, who haven’t performed so well at Suzuka in days Michael Schumacher. However, to see those races, we still got up early with some enthusiasm, because the title has yet to be decided before the start.

In 2022, the difference in points between Max Verstappen and the legs Ferrari In the World Cup greater than that time with Hamilton. After winning in Belgium, the Dutchman has a 98-point lead over his main opponent outside the team, Charles Leclerc.

With eight races remaining, as Hamilton did in his day in Japan with four races remaining, Verstappen has left the World Cup practically considered to be sentenced to prison. The Red Bull He’s been incredibly impressive since Imola, and he should extend his lead over Leclerc by an additional 40 points and by 25 points. Carlos Sainz before Suzuka, We’ll get up early to see that the GP is aware that Max is the two-time Formula 1 World Champion.

Interestingly, there are three races left before arriving in Japan, which will be held in Zandvoort, Monza and Singapore. In the previous treble – France, Hungary and Belgium – Verstappen expanded his World Cup lead by 62 points over Leclerc and in the case of Sainz, he “put” 39. So, if this pattern is repeated during the aforementioned. General practitioners, Max will already be the world champion after the night race at Marina Bay.

We can also see something similar for 2011, where Sebastian Vettel He took his second sports title by placing third in a race in which he did not risk much. Likewise, what should be noted is that seeing a Japanese doctor early in the morning will be less exciting than expected a few months ago, because Verstappen and Red Bull seem unstoppable from Imola.

It may be the most interesting thing about that Japanese GP mercedes, who have won the last five races at Suzuka, a circuit that fits their car well. As we saw at Silverstone, the Silver Arrows run very well in fast corner circuits where you have to use a lot of front tires, so many of their fans will probably wake up excited, wanting to see the “first” victory for their gear.

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