“You can't always do that”

The Canadian first analyzed the entrance to the speakers, where Oscar Piastri stopped in round 20, and Lando Norris stopped with Max Verstappenin round 21, the world champion managing to keep his position in front of the British.

Formula 1 world champion attacks McLaren

“Why did you call Norris at the boxes after his teammate had already entered?” Villeneuve asked. “Why don't you risk? You have two pilots in front. This is the case when the team tries not to win.

You have to think like a winner if you want to win. You need to want to win. You can't always be defensive. Maybe they panic and they are afraid to try something different, ”said Villenueve, quoted by Sportal.bg.

Jacques Villeneuve has criticized the McLaren strategy in the Grand Prize in Japan/ Photo: Imago Images

After the end of the race, McLaren repeatedly explained that Norris and Piastri were a little more quick, but they had no opportunity, neither on the track nor strategic, to attack Verstappen. Andrea Stella explained that, today, on the Suzuka circuit, the overruns were impossible.

Norris and Piastri, the McLaren pilots, finished on the second, 3 places, in Japan, under Max Verstappen. Generally, Norris runs the pilots ranking, while Piastri is in 3rd place. Verstappen is in second place, between the McLaren pilots.

Rank ranking in Japan

Rank ranking in Japan

The new general ranking of pilots, after the Japan race

1. Lando Norris – 62 points
2. Max Verstappen – 61 points
3. Oscar Piastri – 49 points
4. George Russell – 45 points
5. Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 30 points
6. Charles Leclerc – 21 points
7. Alex Albon – 18 points
8. Lewis Hamilton – 14 points
9. Esteban Ocon – 10 points
10. Lance Stroll – 10 points
11. Nico Hülkenberg – 6 points
12. Oliver Bearman – 5 points
13. Isack Hadjar – 4 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda – 3 points
15. Carlos Sainz – 1 point
16. Pierre Gasly – 0 points
17. Fernando Alonso – 0 points
18. Jack Doohan – 0 points
19. Liam Lawson – 0 points
20. Gabriele Bortleto – 0 points

The full ranking of the builders in Formula 1, after the Grand Prize of Japan:

1. McLaren – 111 points
2. Mercedes – 75 points
3. Red Bull – 61 points
4. Ferrari – 35 points
5. Williams – 19 points
6. Haas – 15 points
7. Aston Martin – 10 points
8. Racing Bulls – 7 points
9. Sauber – 6 points
10. Alpine – 0 points