3 Takeaways From The 2022 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix
Another race weekend and another race track full of water thanks to rain. While I would make the argument that this race was handled mildly better than Singapore was the previous weekend, I would still make the argument that Formula 1 needs to have a better solution to rain soaked tracks. We have tires that can be fitted on a muscle car and fair well in the snow, yet we can’t seem to get Formula 1 cars to safely race in the rain… I won’t spoil the whole article quite yet so let’s dig further into this with a more logical approach!
Charles Chokes On Corners
On the very final lap of the race, (29/53 in case you were curious) Charles Leclerc got caught out by Sergio Perez pushing ever harder to overtake him. When Sergio pushed Charles to the limit Charles ending up going off track and cutting the corner, this saved him from losing track position to Sergio before the end of the race however Charles was hit with a penalty where he ultimately lost out on 2nd place. Even though Charles had good pace throughout the entirety of the race it became very clear at the end that Sergio was able to pressure Charles Leclerc into a mistake. Something Lewis Hamilton couldn’t even do with the likes of Estaban Ocon. While I would like to say that perhaps next time Charles Leclerc could survive, this race made for Max…
