Singapore GP indeed proved to be an once-off for Red Bull as Max Verstappen returned to Japan with an emphatic win with almost 20 seconds difference over Norris in 2nd place. F1 now travels to Qatar for only the second time ever. In 2021, Qatar GP took the place due to the cancelled Australian GP. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton – something that Lewis would love to replicate this weekend. The Red Bull in the hands of Max looks unbeatable (he can actually become 2023 F1 champion in this race) but the McLarens have the greatest improvement in the last few races and will challenge for the podium positions.

Apart from Max who is easily predicted to win, it’s hard to forecast the next few positions. Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz and Perez will fight for the podium and the points-scoring positions. I would vote for Norris and Hamilton to get the 2nd and 3rd position.

Driver	Qualifying Prediction	Actual Qualifying Result	Race Prediction	Actual Race Result
Verstappen	1	1	1	1
Piastri	7	6	6	2
Norris	6	10	7	3
Russell	8	2	3	4
Leclerc	2	5	4	5
Alonso	9	4	5	6
Ocon	12	8	9	7
Bottas	16	9	10	8
Zhou	15	20	16	9
Perez	4	13	12	10
Stroll	18	17	17	11
Gasly	11	7	8	12
Albon	10	14	14	13
Magnussen	14	19	19	14
Tsunoda	17	11	13	15
Hulkenberg	13	15	15	16
Lawson	20	18	20	17
Sargeant	19	16	18	R
Hamilton	5	3	2	R
Sainz	3	12	11	W