Welcome to the Japanese grand prix, which ended up in Turkey, hence the Red Bull cars displaying Japanese script that wasn't in Turkish, and Japanese racing driver Yuki Tsunoda being interviewed about being in Turkey instead of Japan. Confused?
The Turkish grand prix saw victory for Valtteri Bottas, but more importantly the most victorious loser was Nikita Mazepin who converted a 20th place in qualifying into an heroic 20th in the race. Vettel had a moment of madness when he switched to slick tyres on a damp track, sending him skating into the Losers points. And Alonso hit so many cars, he went from 6th to 16th.
That Bottas win carries a minus-25 Race Win Bonus, the sixth driver to receive such a points penalty so far this season. A costly result for some Losers teams. Will ever they learn? No they will not. You just watch: at the Texas grand prix later this month, someone will win the race again. Pfffrt.
As for the constructors, Haas had another hapless race, with only Ferrari and Mercedes scoring zero points or lower. Read on for all the race points given in Turkey.
RACE POINTS IN TURKEY: DRIVERS
Race Finish: Mazepin 10 | Schumacher 9 | Vettel 8 | Latifi 7 | Alonso 6 | Russell 5 | Tsunoda 4 | Ricciardo 3 | Raikkonen 2 | Giovinazzi 1
Did Not Finish / Earliest Exit: Zero retirements, so no points given
Backwards Bonus: Alonso 5 (went from 6th to 16th)
Race Win: Bottas –25
Beige Flag: Gasly 10 (for tragically revealing over team radio that "my arms are too short to turn the wheel^")
Beige Flag: Mazepin 10 (for ex-F1 driver Timo Glock calling for action against Mazepin^ for, well, being rubbish)
Beige Flag: Sainz 10 (for taking the biggest grid penalty of the weekend^ due to a power unit change)
Beige Flag: Vettel 10 (for the hugely embarrassing moment that left him skating on useless tyres^)
In summary:
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Mazepin |
20 |
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Vettel |
18 |
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Alonso |
11 |
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Gasly |
10 |
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Sainz |
10 |
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Schumacher |
9 |
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Latifi |
7 |
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Russell |
5 |
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Tsunoda |
4 |
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Ricciardo |
3 |
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Raikkonen |
2 |
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Giovinazzi |
1 |
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Bottas |
-25 |
See how this affected your Losers Team here.
RACE POINTS IN TURKEY: CONSTRUCTORS
Race Finish: Haas 19 | Williams 12 | Aston Martin 8 | Alpine 6 | AlphaTauri 4 | Alfa Romeo 3 | McLaren 3
Did Not Finish / Earliest Exit: Zero retirements, so no points givenRace Win: Mercedes –25
Beige Flag: Red Bull 10 (for their complaint about Mercedes engine gains getting "shot down"^)
In summary:
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Haas |
19 |
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Williams |
12 |
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Alpine |
11 |
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Red Bull |
10 |
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Aston Martin |
8 |
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AlphaTauri |
4 |
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Alfa Romeo |
3 |
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McLaren |
3 |
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Ferrari |
0 |
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Mercedes |
-25 |
See how this affected your Losers Team here.
MORE POINTS
Here are the Losers Team scores for Turkey.
And here's how it's affected the Standings.
Access your personal team page here.
WHAT'S NEXT?
We have now released every Losers Team's fifth and final Ejector Seat. Use your Seats to replace team members – email us if you need guiding through this! The next grand prix is the United States on October 24th, followed by a frantic triple-header in November in Mexico, Brazil and Qatar.
