Japanese GP – Hamilton also holds the fastest lap in the race
Undoubtedly, it was McLaren that dominated this Japanese Grand Prix. And for good reason, Hamilton, the winner on Japanese soil, also took the fastest lap in the race with 1’28.193 on the 27th lap, and this in deplorable weather conditions. [ranking] It’s therefore a domination of the McLaren team over Ferrari, among others, as in […]
Undoubtedly, it was McLaren that dominated this Japanese Grand Prix. And for good reason, Hamilton, the winner on Japanese soil, also took the fastest lap in the race with 1’28.193 on the 27th lap, and this in deplorable weather conditions. [ranking]
It’s therefore a domination of the McLaren team over Ferrari, among others, as in second position, we find Alonso before his accident occurred with a time of 1’28.511.
Then come Webber, Kubica, Vettel, and Heidfeld, all within the same second as Hamilton. The two Ferraris are only 7th and 8th with Massa ahead of Räikkönen, but they still score a lot of points.
Next, we find the Renaults with Kovalainen in 9th place at 1’29.655 and Fisichella in 12th, more than 2 seconds behind the leader.
In the end, being fast over one lap didn’t matter on this Sunday in Japan. As shown by the cases of Ferrari and Renault. The focus needed to be on avoiding any mistakes, which, given the track conditions, could have proven dramatic.
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