Norris Wins Yet Again after Leaders Drop the Ball

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	56	Einar Ármannsson		1:11.378	1:17.677
2	39	Sho Tsuboi		1:12.503	1:11.990	+0.612
3	20	Kevin Magnussen		1:12.246	1:12.005	+0.627
4	9	Jehan Daruvala		1:12.417	1:12.357	+0.804
5	47	Lando Norris		1:13.189	1:12.889	+1.511
6	1	Sebastian Vettel		1;13.419	1:13.114	+1.736
7	43	Franco Colapinto		1:13.195	1:13.402	+1.817
8	34	Felipe Drugovich		1:13.852	1:13.618	+2.240
9	37	Victoria Desai		1:13.812	1:13.803	+2.425
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:14.691	1:14.079	+2.701
11	63	George Russell		1:14.123	1:14.123	+2.745
12	98	Colton Herta		1:14.231	1:14.323	+2.853
13	10	Alessio Lorandi		1:14.422	1:14.280	+2.902
14	23	Jules Bianchi		1:14.363	1:14.363	+2.985
15	80	Raven Roth		1:14.996	1:14.702	+3.324
16	7	Charles Leclerc		1:14.891	1:14.733	+3.355
17	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		1:15.208	1:15.127	+3.749
18	46	Alessandro Cicognani		1:15.695	1:15.502	+4.142
19	99	Sacha Fenestraz		1:15.712	1:16.082	+4.334
20	81	Oscar Piastri		1:15.905	1:15.867	+4.489
21	33	Max Verstappen		1:16.895	1:16.683	+5.305
22	29	Roger Ibe		1:16.976	1:17.713	+5.598
23	31	Esteban Ocon		1:17.866	1:17.599	+6.221
24	2	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:17.871	1:17.638	+4.527
25	4	Robin Frijns		1:19.426	1:19.108	+7.730
26	95	Beitske Visser		1:19.415	1:19.336	+7.958

Report:

The Madras Motor Race Track is a popular venue on the calendar, as it provides spicy racing. This year’s Indian Grand Prix was no exception, as Lando Norris’s third win of the season required a lot of good fortune, as the drivers ahead of him faced issues.

Jehan Daruvala got the crowd in a frenzy as he won the start, taking the lead. He maintained it after the stops and was successfully fighting off a quicker Einár Armannsson until a technical issue forced him to make an additional pitstop. Ármannsson himself threw the lead away with two laps to go on an unforced error.

Sebastian Vettel took his second podium of the season with second place. He is now as far away from Lando Norris in the championship as Norris was away from him, so surely Vettel will still have hope to win his fourth championship in his final year.

One team that impressed this weekend was Williams-Ferrari. The famous team was planning on bringing a major upgrade to Bahrain, but had to delay it. In India, the altered monocoque and ground floor unfolded their full power, allowing Franco Colapinto to take the first fastest lap of the race of his young career.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	47	Lando Norris		59:51.920	5	10
2	1	Sebastian Vettel		+10.058	6	8
3	56	Einar Ármannsson		+12.644	1	7
4	9	Jehan Daruvala		+23.495	4	5
5	43	Franco Colapinto		+24.367	7	4
6	39	Sho Tsuboi		+46.341	2	3
7	98	Colton Herta		+48.092	12	2
8	37	Victoria Desai		+52.507	9	1
9	20	Kevin Magnussen		+39.258	3
10	10	Alessio Lorandi		+41.428*	13
11	63	George Russell		+47.617	11
12	80	Raven Roth		+43.462	15
13	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	10
14	23	Jules Bianchi		1 Lap	14
15	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		+95.228	17
16	46	Alessandro Cicognani		+87.877	18
17	21	Oscar Piastri		1 Lap	20
18	99	Sacha Fenestraz		1 Lap	19
19	4	Robin Frijns		1 Lap	26
20	2	Stoffel Vandoorne		2 Laps	21
21	31	Esteban Ocon		2 Laps	20
22	95	Beitske Visser		1 Lap	25
DNF	7	Charles Leclerc		Accident	16
DNF	33	Max Verstappen		Motor	21
DNF	29	Roger Ibe		Motor	22
DNF	34	Felipe Drugovich		Motor	8

Fastest Lap:

Franco Colapinto – 1:13.740

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Jehan Daruvala – drove brilliantly and could have won if he did not suffer technical issues.

Reject Of The Race:

Red Bull-Ferrari – while they probably are not to blame for their simultaneous retirement, it is simply embarrassing.