The typhoon-induced shake-up of the Formula 1 race weekend at Suzuka left teams and drivers largely in the dark as to the pecking order heading into Sunday’s running, creating the possibility for some surprises. Ferrari immediately sprung one in qualifying, sweeping to a front-row lockout that had seemed far out of reach on Friday in practice, leaving both pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc unsure how they had managed to topple the Mercedes drivers. But the tables turned quickly in the race. A jump start from Vettel – even if not technically – caused him to drop back, with Leclerc claiming his teammate’s early move had distracted him before making a poor start...
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