Qualifying duels GP Japan 2022 | Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton ahead

After qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, it is again time to see how the teammates compare. With Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, it has been clear for some time who is leading the duels between them, but with Mercedes, a striking difference has been seen since the first half of the season.

Striking difference at Mercedes

Max Verstappen extends his lead over Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc also scores another point over Carlos Sainz. More striking, however, is the difference between the Mercedes drivers, which seems to be increasingly falling to Lewis Hamilton's side over the course of the season. The 37-year-old Briton is running further ahead of his younger teammate and is slowly gaining the upper hand in the mutual qualifying duel.

Alpine is keeping it exciting: Fernando Alonso is slightly ahead of Esteban Ocon, but it is only about two points. Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda narrowed the gap to Pierre Gasly at his home race: the Japanese qualified ahead of his teammate for the seventh time this season.

Qualifying duels after the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix

Red Bull Racing: Verstappen/Perez 14-4
Ferrari: Leclerc/Sainz 14-4
Mercedes: Hamilton/Russell 11-7
McLaren: Norris/Ricciardo 15-3
Alpine: Alonso/Ocon 10-8
AlphaTauri: Gasly/Tsunoda: 11-7
Aston Martin: Vettel/Stroll 10-6
Alfa Romeo: Bottas/Zhou 12-6
Haas F1: Magnussen/Schumacher 13-5
Williams: Albon/Latifi 15-2