Both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ended the opening day of the Japanese Grand Prix in a positive frame of mind, despite neither topping FP1 or FP2. Leclerc, who currently sits just two points ahead of Sergio Pérez in the battle for second in the Drivers’ Championship, ended FP1 in a strong P3, but ended FP2 lower
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Williams’ Nicholas Latifi was taking in his new surroundings in Suzuka during Friday practice, perhaps a little too intimately. The Canadian joined the Formula 1 paddock in 2020, and the Japanese Grand Prix was called off that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was then cancelled again in 2021, so he had never raced
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On a day which should have been jubilant for Pierre Gasly turned into one of misery, as the Frenchman faced an embarrassing exit from Q1 at the Japanese Grand Prix. Fresh off being announced as an Alpine driver for 2023 on a multi-year deal, Gasly would’ve most likely been hoping to put in a stellar
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Twitter can be a strange but wonderful place sometimes, especially when it comes to the F1 community, with Pierre Gasly being announced as an Alpine driver being no exception. Whilst it has been reported countless times over recent weeks that Gasly was set to take Fernando Alonso’s place at Alpine, people were beginning to wonder
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has reiterated that the timing of the cost cap debate, just as Max Verstappen is about to wrap up his second title, is no coincidence. The teams were given a spending limit last season, and they were required to adhere to a $145 million cost cap to be spread
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Mercedes’ George Russell reckons that the Suzuka Circuit has emphasised the car’s lack of pace in a straight line. The W13 has had fundamental flaws since the beginning of the season, with Mercedes having to accept that they simply got it wrong under the new technical regulations. The unique chassis design has led to poor
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz both narrowly missed out on pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix by an unimaginable margin, with Leclerc being just 0.01 seconds off Max Verstappen’s pole time, and Sainz just 0.057 seconds behind the Dutchman. Ferrari have carried their strong performance at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix into Suzuka this
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McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has all but confirmed that he will not be racing in Formula 1 in 2023 following his McLaren departure. Ricciardo started his career in 2011 with HRT, and an impressive half season with them on loan from the Red Bull programme earned him a drive with the Austrian team’s junior side, Toro
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Max Verstappen survived a mistake on his final run in qualifying to take pole for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman went quickest in the first phase of qualifying, before finishing third in Q2 behind Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso, setting up an exciting top 10 shootout. Verstappen went quickest after the opening run
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly was frustrated after he encountered brake issues during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. It was announced on Saturday morning that Gasly would be leaving the Red Bull junior side at the end of the season to join Alpine alongside Esteban Ocon. It will be the first time in the Frenchman’s career
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