00:01And the Japanese Grand Prix is go! Good reaction time, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen knew he was going to get
00:08a good time, he's squeezing him, round the outside goes Lando Norris, big crash, big contact in the middle, side
00:13by side, they go, Max Verstappen hangs on to the lead, Oscar Piastri is down to third, up to second
00:18place goes Lando Norris, who was brave, there was a wheel bump in the middle of the racetrack there, and
00:22it's one of the Alpines heading backwards, there's damage for an Alfa Romeo, but Verstappen, Jolien, had to get his
00:28elbows out,
00:29and he maintained the lead, yeah, he did really well to do so, defending inside and outside, the two Alfa
00:33Tauris side by side of Tsunoda going up the inside of Liam Lawson, who got him at the start, I
00:38don't know how Verstappen kept the lead there, with Norris charging on the outside, and Piastri there on the inside,
00:43oh, it's very, very tight on the inside, with the two Alfa Tauris squeezing each other all the while, are
00:48they going to make contact, Liam Lawson gets ahead, car number 40, powers ahead of his teammate, so it's losing
00:54positions off the line, Yuki Tsunoda down two places, 2-11,
00:58yeah, Lawson's got himself up into the top ten, and the safety car is out, Piastri on the inside almost
01:05goes onto the grass himself, there's the touch, Perez and Hamilton have a little touch, then there's another one further
01:10back, wow, that was big non-tuck for Albin,
01:14this is on board with Kevin Magnussen, has his path blocked, and he's going to get a good view of
01:19the contact, that's amazing that that Williams is still pointing in a straight line, that is Valtteri Bottas off the
01:24road,
01:25Valtteri Bottas off the road, here's what was to Bottas then, around the outside, oh, he gets a whack from
01:32Sargent,
01:34dive bomb move from George Russell, on his teammate, Hamilton had to give him the space, and George Russell will
01:40have a smile a mile wide there, because he's made the pass at the chicane,
01:44but Hamilton will not take that lying down, the two Mercedes, not at the front of the field like they
01:49were last week,
01:50over some debris goes George Russell there, Hamilton trying to retake, seventh position, Russell thought about nibbling back,
01:56and Hamilton retakes the place,
01:58and there is Valtteri Bottas' day,
02:01and he's gone out in the early part of the race today,
02:06another late lunge, oh, contact,
02:09unbelievable,
02:10round goes the Haas,
02:12contact again for Perez,
02:14have a nose to the inside,
02:16he's coming from a long way back, he's nowhere near,
02:18oh, it's really poor,
02:20it's really poor for Perez,
02:22that was a pretty poor looking move,
02:26and Sergio Perez
02:28has been told to retire the car,
02:32this is a hugely fast part of the racetrack,
02:34as we plunge downhill,
02:36and you try to make the corner as wide as possible,
02:38trying to sweep around the outside,
02:39and no room given,
02:41both Mercedes off the road,
02:43they might not be at the very front of the field this week,
02:45but they're continuing to give us amazing entertainment,
02:51who do we want to fight here,
02:52each other or all the others?
02:55this needs to be another classic Red Bull stop,
02:58so many of the best pit stops this year,
03:00have gone the way of this team,
03:02and he goes out,
03:043.3 is okay,
03:05that is the driver that he's worrying about,
03:07on the exit of the corner,
03:08and they have played that to perfection,
03:10once again,
03:12really well timed and executed for Red Bull,
03:14track position for Verstappen over Piastri,
03:16as Hamilton comes in,
03:18to get rid of those medium tyres,
03:22that is a wide moment for George Russell,
03:25and through goes Verstappen,
03:26so Russell not fighting it,
03:28even if he wanted to,
03:30it's another quick move,
03:32we're going through the right-hander,
03:34we're getting the spoon,
03:35and we move ahead,
03:36so Charles Leclerc ticking off the places nicely,
03:39and now we're looking at Carlos Sainz,
03:43all over the back of his childhood hero,
03:45Fernando Alonso,
03:46was the driver who started the Spanish love affair with Formula One,
03:49and he isn't going to be able to keep him behind for too much longer,
03:52there goes the Ferrari driver,
03:53the outside line will eventually turn into the inside line,
03:56and it will eventually turn into seventh place for Carlos Sainz,
04:00and he'll have a run this time,
04:02down towards the chicane,
04:03no DRS at this stage,
04:04he's going to be right with him through 130R,
04:06and Hamilton going for the move on Alonso,
04:07with the 130R,
04:09these two great side-by-side,
04:11and it's another great moment of brinkmanship,
04:14Alonso knowing there's nothing he could do to fight back,
04:18way quicker,
04:19I'm just going to do it again,
04:21we're going to swap the position,
04:23so Lando Norris finally takes second position,
04:26after asking for the team order for the swap,
04:29very early on,
04:30had to wait a couple of laps,
04:31but he's finally up to second place,
04:35as Alonso gets ever closer,
04:37he turns that into a traction race,
04:39that is going to turn into ninth position,
04:41Sainz already's home race,
04:42doesn't want to give the place away,
04:43and once again,
04:44we're seeing plenty of racing at this part of the circuit,
04:46today down the hill,
04:47at the 220R,
04:49and then into the spoon curve,
04:51and position gained,
04:52for Fernando Alonso,
04:53now in ninth place,
04:56pressure on the pit crews,
04:57as they make these stops,
04:59we were expecting,
05:00two for the day,
05:02at the start of the Grand Prix,
05:04one is pretty adventurous,
05:07yes,
05:11here comes,
05:12the move for second position,
05:14it will be eventually,
05:15and this is going to be,
05:17a tidy pass to the inside,
05:19it's only for third at the moment,
05:20but it will be P2 later on,
05:23this is a DRS zone now,
05:24for Piastri,
05:25there's the inside defensive shape,
05:27and around the outside,
05:29to take his place on the podium,
05:30and he will bolt,
05:31he will give it everything he's got now,
05:34the Australian driver,
05:35up to third,
05:38Leclerc closer this time,
05:39Russell has to defend it,
05:40here we go,
05:41trying to go the long way round,
05:42that's what it looks like,
05:43if you try to overtake it,
05:44on turn one,
05:45what great pictures,
05:46crowd love that move,
05:50we'll invert positions,
05:52be careful of signs with DRS though,
05:54why don't we invert on the last lap,
05:57and he just hit a DRS like last week,
06:00unless he's fighting for a bigger result,
06:02so it's an instruction George,
06:04that's what positions,
06:05and he's going to feather out the throttle,
06:07does Hamilton take the place,
06:09yes he does,
06:09to the inside,
06:10and then he tries to jump back in,
06:13Russell listening to the team's instruction,
06:16and here's the chance,
06:18standing on the power,
06:19as we go down the main straight,
06:20Russell needs that DRS,
06:21he's got the DRS,
06:22but he's also got Carlos Sainz,
06:23tucked right underneath him,
06:25Russell's going to lose the position,
06:27into turn one,
06:28goes Carlos Sainz,
06:29to take the place away,
06:30and take sixth place,
06:33Max Verstappen comes out of the final corner,
06:35for the final time,
06:36Max Verstappen wins,
06:37the Japanese Grand Prix,
06:39Red Bull,
06:40are champions of the world,
06:42for the sixth time,
06:44they take,
06:44the Constructors title,
06:46for the second year in a row,
06:48the sixth time in team history,
06:50Max that was absolutely fantastic,
06:54that was 19.4,
06:56ahead of the rest of the field,
06:57and that wins us,
06:59our sixth Constructors World Championship,
07:00so congratulations,
07:02and thank you very much,
07:03you were totally awesome,
07:04and dominant this weekend,
07:06yeah,
07:06unbelievable guys,
07:07you deserve that,
07:09what an unbelievable season,
07:10we are having,
07:11you can all be very proud,
07:13you're at the track,
07:14back at the factory,
07:16everyone,
07:16unbelievable,
07:18a 13th Grand Prix win of the year,
07:20a 48th all time,
07:22for Max Verstappen,
07:23who's into the arms,
07:24of his world champion team,
07:26once again,
07:27his second win,
07:28at Suzuka,
07:30and both times,
07:30he's crossed the line,
07:31to win this race,
07:32either he,
07:33or the team,
07:33have won the title,
07:34it's the team this year,
07:35the next time,
07:36the five red lights go out,
07:38for the sprint race in Qatar,
07:39Verstappen has his first chance,
07:40to take the title,
07:43it lights up,
07:44when you kiss the back,
07:46of the trophy,
07:47Max Verstappen does as instructed,
07:49and it works perfectly,
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