Q1
Yuki!!
and a big bang from Stroll
Q2
Max and Checo out!
Q3
Carlos!
Smooth Operator!
Great that he is back!
I sure did miss this the past two races
Upgrades for Japan
Ferrari
Floor Body - Revision of front floor fences, floor edge, mid floor and diffuser sidewall. Sidepod undercut re-designed to suit
Mercedes
Rear wing - Vane added to outer face of rear wing endplate.
McLaren
Beam Wing - A new Beam Wing geometry, featuring a reshaped upper and lower element, reducing aerodynamic load and drag efficiently, suitable for this circuit.
Sidepod inlet - The Sidepod Inlet has been modified with the addition of a packer, which improves local flow conditioning and results in improved cooling performance.
Aston Martin
Front Corner - New front brake duct scoop with reduced inlet size compared to the previous version
AlphaTauri
Rear Wing - Relative to the previous geometry, the rear wing endplate junction with the rear wing elements has been updated.
Rear View Mirror - Compared to the baseline rear view mirror assembly, three turning vanes have been removed from the outboard mirror stem.
Williams
Floor Fences - The height of the most inboard forward floor fence is reduced.
Red Bull, Alfa Romeo, Haas and Alpine - no reported updates.
Business as usual
but nice to see McLaren also in front
Lawson is an unfortunate additional puzzle piece they wasn’t expecting, Danny Ric was always getting this seat and temptation put him early instead of end of this season, the obvious choice would to replace Sargent at Williams, he would get track time albeit at a poor team going nowhere quick, then maybe get him back in at what ever AT is going to be called at end of next season
FIA approves Andretti application for 11th F1 team slot
The FIA has given Andretti Formula Racing its green light to join Formula 1, but the team now needs to reach a commercial agreement with FOM to get its entry.
It was Leclerc not Sainz
No, it was Sainz. He’s out for Q3 anyway 