Max Verstappen has indicated that he does not want to solely focus on Formula 1 for the rest of his career. The Dutchman arrived in the pinnacle of motorsport in 2015 when he signed with Toro Rosso, and won on his debut at the Spanish Grand Prix with Red Bull a year later. Another 31
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Max Verstappen is officially a double World Champion, after victory at the Japanese Grand Prix ensured that he is now mathematically out of reach of both Charles Leclerc and Sergio Pérez. But, it unsurprisingly didn’t take long for Sir Lewis Hamilton fans to mock the Dutchman’s deserving championship. Verstappen has been imperious, breathtaking, and most
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Mercedes headed into the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 on the back of a disappointing Singapore Grand Prix. However, the sombre mood in the team didn’t stop team principal Toto Wolff from having a laugh with a fan. Ahead of qualifying last weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit, Mercedes were looking at a potentially very strong
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Haas reserve driver, Pietro Fittipaldi, will be standing in for Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher during opening practice sessions later on this season. The Brazilian will replace Magnussen in Mexico, before Schumacher steps aside and allows him to take his place in Abu Dhabi. Fittipaldi has twice raced for the Haas team, filling in for
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Max Verstappen stormed to his second Drivers’ World Championship at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019, thanks to his 12th victory of the 2022 season. However, the Dutchman’s glory wasn’t the talking point after the drenched race at the Suzuka International Racing Course. The hot topic after the Grand Prix was the “unacceptable” incident
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Sebastian Vettel has remarked that it was “lucky” no one got hurt after race control sent a recovery vehicle out onto the racetrack during the Japanese Grand Prix. Eight years ago at the same race, Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident when a crane was deployed at Dunlop to collect the crashed Sauber of Adrian
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The first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 is one that will be discussed for years to come; however, it’s for all the wrong reasons. Max Verstappen claimed his 12th victory of the year at the Suzuka International Racing Course to finally become a double World Champion, although, an incident on the second lap of the
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Double F1 world champion, Mika Hakkinen, has praised the efforts of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez after his results in the last two races. The Mexican qualified second in Singapore, and passed Charles Leclerc off the line to claim the lead of the race. He negotiated two Safety Car periods out in the lead, and came
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Red Bull may have listed Adrian Newey as a contractor so that they would not have to include him in their expenditure summary. This is according to a report by Auto Motor und Sport, who also revealed that Newey is not one of the team’s three top earners. Those three, as well as the drivers,
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McLaren’s Lando Norris would like Formula 1 to find a way to run in the wet without producing copious amounts of spray, as this would facilitate more racing in wet conditions. The Singapore Grand Prix was delayed by an hour before the drivers eventually headed out on track on Intermediates, and the race hit the
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