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Mercedes claim George Russell ‘apologised for an hour’

In the wake of his crash on the final lap of the Singapore Grand Prix, George Russell is gearing up for redemption at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the full backing of his Mercedes team.  The British racer’s unfortunate mistake left him visibly devastated, but Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, assures that Russell knows

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Lewis Hamilton sends ‘pretty bad’ Mercedes warning

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that Mercedes are a “long way off” their rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix, following a “pretty bad” opening day at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton entered the weekend on a real high of having demonstrated exceptional pace at the Singapore Grand Prix, which would’ve arguably been enough for victory had

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Lewis Hamilton on Sebastian Vettel’s F1 return

Lewis Hamilton is proud of retired four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel for having “found his purpose”, with the German having introduced his ‘Buzzin corner’ project to all 20 drivers at the Japanese Grand Prix. Vettel is at Suzuka this weekend due to having unveiled his ‘insect hotels’ project, which has seen 11 habitats built on

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AlphaTauri issue statement on offensive poster

AlphaTauri have taken to social media to apologise for creating a poster for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix which many fans have found offensive, due to it including the Rising Sun flag. With this weekend being Yuki Tsunoda’s home race, there is an increased amount of attention surrounding the Red Bull sister team. Tsunoda is

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F1 teams demand FIA re-open investigation into Max Verstappen

It’s been reported ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that several Formula 1 teams have called for the FIA to explain the reasoning behind some of their recent decisions at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. According to Auto Motor und Sport, teams have called for incidents from last weekend at the Marina Bay

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Kevin Magnussen involved in ‘sarcastic’ incident with Carlos Sainz

Kevin Magnussen was left frustrated with Carlos Sainz during Free Practice 2 on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix, in what was a challenging day for Haas. Whilst approaching the opening two corners after just starting a hot lap, Magnussen was forced to suddenly abort his lap, due to Sainz having poorly placed his car.

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Max Verstappen tears into ‘dangerous’ George Russell

Max Verstappen was left frustrated with George Russell on the opening day at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, after feeling like the Mercedes driver “dangerously” got in his way. The incident occurred during Free Practice 1 at Suzuka, a session which Verstappen topped by a staggering six-tenths of a second. During the session, he felt

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Charles Leclerc sounds the alarm at Ferrari

Charles Leclerc has admitted that he’s “not confident” Ferrari can challenge Red Bull for the championship next season, although he does believe the Italians have made a “step in the right direction”. Compared to 2022, Ferrari have disappointed this season, with the side having only really shown any consistent promise in the recent races. Last

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Lando Norris makes Max Verstappen prediction after blasting ‘real fans’

Red Bull Racing is determined to put its recent stumble in Singapore behind it and roar back to form as they hit the iconic Suzuka circuit in Japan.  However, the mysteries of their Singapore dip continue to baffle engineers, leaving a lingering sense of uncertainty. Sergio Perez, sharing insights ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix,

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