even the Great Premio di Suzuka is coming to an end, a weekend that leaves more confirmations than surprises. The fight for the world championship between Verstappen and Norris is still open, the second Red Bull seat is still problematic, and Ferrari has not yet obtained the results that all the fans were hoping for. While everyone is preparing to fly to Bahrain for next weekend's GP, after the Japanese Grand Prix, at Fanta F1 there are those who go up and those who go down.
Who gets on Fanta F1 after the Suzuka GP
Max Verstappen +1
Max Verstappen's masterful performance has seen him rise in the rankings after the Suzuka GP. Despite not being in the best car on the grid, and having encountered several problems during the weekend. The four-time world champion takes home Red Bull not only the pole position, but also the victory, in conditions in which the success of this feat was not at all a given. He still remains behind Lando Norris in the drivers' championship, but by only one point. The Bahrain GP could be decisive for the comeback on his friend and rival.
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Isaac Hadjar +1
The rookie we didn't know we needed. Precise and consistent in qualifying, he starts the race in seventh position, eventually taking a not at all easy eighth place after the fight for position with his idol Lewis Hamilton, who finishes the race just ahead of the very young Isack. He shows everyone what he's made of, doing much better not only than his teammate Liam Lawson, but also his former teammate, recently promoted to Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda.
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Oliver Bearman +1
Haas rookie Oliver Bearman's stock is finally rising. Consistent in qualifying and the race, he finished in tenth place and entered the points zone to the delight of the entire team, which is starting to struggle a bit on the Ocon side. The very young British driver seems determined to stay in the top 10 for a long time to come, will he continue to give us thrills in the Bahrain Grand Prix too?
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Who's coming down to Fanta F1 after the Suzuka GP
Liam Lawson -1
He is demoted to RB and also demoted to Fanta F1. Not an exceptional performance for Liam Lawson, who although he qualified with an advantage over his new replacement, Yuki Tsunoda, still finished the race in seventeenth position. The permanence in F1 for the young New Zealand driver is proving to be quite complicated.
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Esteban Ocon -1
A weekend to be forgotten also for Esteban Ocon, eliminated in Q1 during qualifying on Saturday, and crossed the finish line on Sunday in the same position in which he started, eighteenth. The previous races gave hope for the French driver on board a particularly surprising Haas, but this circuit was not on his side, unlike his very young teammate who also brought points to the team in Suzuka.
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Gabriel Bortoleto -1
Fernando Alonso's protégé does not shine in Suzuka. Both he and his teammate do not pass Q1 in qualifying and do not move away from the last positions in the race. A real shame for Sauber that had started the season surprising all the spectators, but to make the leap in quality it will still take a long time.
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