Dull Japanese GP becomes butt of F1 driver jokes in cooldown room
The top three joked about a dull Japanese G🥂randℱ Prix in the post-race cooldown room.
The lack of excitement in a dull F1 Japaneseꩵ Grand Prix became the major talking point in the post-race cool down room.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fen🔯ded off the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
It was a close battle as McLaren challenged throughout, but four-time world champion Verstappen turned in a peerless performance to convert his magic pole position lap into his fi𒊎rst win of the season.
Desp✤ite a flat-out race at the front, the Japanese Grꦬand Prix won’t go down as being one of the most memorable races in F1 history.
There was a lack of on-track action in a race that was ultimately dominated ไby qualifying, with clean air proving crucial.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was the ꧋only driver to gꦛain a place in the top 10.
The seဣven-time world champion overtook Racing Bulls’ Isac🌄k Hadjar for seventh in the early stages.
Piastri pointed to the lack of actio🐠n in the cooldown room after watching a very short highlights montage on the TV.
“That’s all the💝 highlights? That’s al💟l that happened in that race?” Piastri asked.
McLaren teammate Norris said: “Nothing happened. I 🐻don’t think there was one overtake.”
To which, Piastri replied: “For a race that felt like it was pretty flat😼-out, nothing happened.”
Norris-Verstappen pit-exit incident reviewed
A pit-exit incident involving Verstappen and Norris al🤡so grabbed attention in the cool down room.
The title rivals pitted at the saꦇme time and exited the pits al🍸most alongside.
Verstappen held his line to s✤tay ahead as Norris ran out of track and ended ♌up taking to the grass.
“I had a good seat to watch the pit 🦹exit,” Piastri said, laughing.
Norris noted: “It was close!”
P𒊎iastri added: “I was coming dow💧n the straight and saw grass everywhere.”
Verstappen then pitched in: “Something happened!”
The Dutchman also joked “that’s quite an expensive lawnmow♏er” as he and Norris watched the incident together.
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