Suzuka is back on the calendar and did it in style by assigning a Formula 1 World title for the twelfth time in its history! There FIA has decided to abide by the regulation which allows the maximum score to be assigned once the Grand Prix has resumed and concluded. This, combined with the penalty di 5 seconds for Leclerc, allowed to Max Verstappen to win the 2022 world championship with 4 races to go. Max was crowned world champion at home Honda, Red Bull partner set to return to the Circus after announcing his retirement last season. In a complicated race due to the visibility conditions given by pioggia, we have only to congratulate these 20 lions who have made themselves available to the show 100%. From the point of view of scoring, in Suzuka, leaving aside courage, not everyone got the maximum result. We see tops and flops at Fanta F1, with more tops being quite exceptional.
TOP
LEVELS: There is no questioning his talent. Even today the Dutchman took to the track with great lucidity, aware that he has a really strong single-seater. His RB18 is the same as Perez's but he finishes more than 24 seconds behind the Mexican, recording the same time lap after lap. Exceptional talent, with two world championships he is already marking a generation in F1.
OR WITH: But what defense did Ocon make? very aggressive up Hamilton, that, it is said he is still on the track to try to overtake him. You can see Alonso's teaching in this but also the great speed of the Alpine at Suzuka. They conquer again the fourth place in the Constructors' Championship.
VETTEL: Seb said goodbye to his Suzuka with an excellent performance, finishing seventh after an excellent qualifying. Together with Latifi they open the pit stop dances by burning all the others. This allowed him to stay in an excellent points zone, even taking some risks on the occasion of wonderful overtakings.
LATIFI: In perhaps one of the most difficult races of the season as well as of his entire career, albeit short, Nicholas Latifi brings home the Fantamanagers who lined him up in Fanta F1 for many points. 10 positions gained thanks to an excellent joker, that of mounting the intermediates immediately. But then the credit for having managed the race goes all to the most loved and hated Canadian at the same time.
Bonus
LECLERC: The Monegasque won't win the race, let alone the world championship, but he tried to hold on to second position until the end, perhaps only letting himself be betrayed by anger, by the tires now reaching the limit and the conditions at the limit. There wasn't much to do, the RB18 was the superior car at Suzuka as well but Charles didn't give up under these conditions, putting Max in trouble at the start, staying very close to him despite the visibility. In terms of scoring, he won't have achieved much but his feat on a day in which Max was already champion cannot be denied.
FLOPS
Sportingly speaking, there are no real flops in this race. Politically, however, the FIA was wrong about everything, also influencing the scores at Fanta F1! Let's see with whom.
MCLAREN: Perhaps the English stable is the only sporting flop of the day, apart from the two retreats, unfortunately due to extreme conditions. They finish outside the points after the great race in Singapore and are overtaken by Alpine in the standings. They also finished behind Latifi, come on!
GASLY: His race was perhaps partly compromised by the fear of seeing a tractor with visibility equal to 0 in front of him. Fortunately nothing happened but the FIA mocked him by taking him as a scapegoat by also giving him a penalty of 20 seconds for speeding with red flag.
