{"id":551976,"date":"2026-03-29T08:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/551976\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:20:08","slug":"mercedes-extend-lead-in-japan-as-red-bull-suffer-massive-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/551976\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes extend lead in Japan, as Red Bull suffer massive blow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercedes have extended their Constructors’ championship lead after their third consecutive victory of 2026 <\/a>at the Japanese Grand Prix<\/a>.
Ferrari<\/a> trail the Silver Arrows by 45 points, and McLaren<\/a> finally score some big points after Oscar Piastri’s P3 finish and Norris finishing P5.<\/p>\n

It was a tough day for Red Bull as Verstappen crossed the line P8, behind Pierre Gasly, whose Alpine have leapfrogged the Milton Keynes team to take P5 in the Constructors.<\/p>\n

Red Bull are now under pressure from sister team Racing Bulls after Liam Lawson’s P9 finish, while Esteban Ocon’s point in P10 keeps Haas ahead of Verstappen’s team.<\/p>\n

It was another point-less day for Aston Martin, but they at least finished the Grand Prix thanks to Fernando Alonso’s P18 finish.<\/p>\n

Here are the Constructors’ standings after the Japanese Grand Prix: <\/p>\n

Pos<\/p>\n

Team<\/p>\n

Points<\/p>\n

P1<\/p>\n

Mercedes<\/p>\n

135<\/p>\n

P2<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/p>\n

90<\/p>\n

P3<\/p>\n

McLaren<\/p>\n

46<\/p>\n

P4<\/p>\n

Haas<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

P5<\/p>\n

Alpine<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

P6<\/p>\n

Red Bull<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

P7<\/p>\n

Racing Bulls<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

P8<\/p>\n

Audi<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

P9<\/p>\n

Williams<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

P10<\/p>\n

Cadillac<\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

P11<\/p>\n

Aston Martin<\/p>\n

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