Charles Leclerc clearly less than pleased with race control, as he asked his team why there was a crane on the track during the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. Eight years ago, at the same race, Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident, hitting a recovery vehicle that had been negligently sent out to collect the
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George Russell has hit out at his own team for the way in which they pitted himself and Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix, after it was quickly discovered that the majority of the field were on the wrong tyres. Following a red flag on the second lap of the race due to
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Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz were discussing their biggest incidents at the Singapore Grand Prix. It might not be all that rare to see Formula 1 drivers give off their biggest flexes, and their most violent shunt with the barrier might well be one of the topics of discussion. Verstappen and Sainz were
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Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso had an unbelievable last lap battle, which saw the retiring German beat his replacement for next season by just 0.011 seconds; however, it was completely missed by the TV director. The incredibly wet Japanese Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least, after a long red flag interval was introduced
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Max Verstappen and Lando Norris left the stewards’ office still on good terms after their qualifying incident at the Japanese Grand Prix last weekend. The Dutchman was preparing for his first and pole-setting run of the final qualifying session on Saturday, and he was crawling out of 130R in preparation for the start of the
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Pierre Gasly won’t want to re-live Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ever again, after the Frenchman came within metres of a potentially fatal collision. The race started under exceptionally wet conditions, with the rain seemingly intensifying as the opening lap was completed. Carlos Sainz crashed heavily out of third place at Turn 12 on the opening lap, after
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Sergio Pérez’s late race pressure on Charles Leclerc at the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately claimed team-mate Max Verstappen his second World Championship, on what was a horrible day for Formula 1. The race at the Suzuka International Racing Course started under heavy rainfall, which saw Carlos Sainz crash heavily on the opening lap on the
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Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton has observed that there is more spray coming off the cars now than there was before in wet conditions. The Singapore Grand Prix was delayed by an hour, and by the time it started, the track had dried enough for the Intermediates to be used, drawing criticism of the FIA. In
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McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown is pained by the fact that Daniel Ricciardo’s career with the British side has not worked out. Ricciardo was considering his options in 2018 when Max Verstappen became the clear number one at Red Bull, and he was initially considering McLaren. The Papaya squad finished sixth in the championship that
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McLaren’s Lando Norris has told armchair critics that they should keep quiet, given that they have no experience of driving a Formula 1 car in the wet. Sir Lewis Hamilton has noted since the rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix that the rooster tails coming off the back of the new cars I wet conditions are worse
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