Pierre Gasly, a number of current and ex-F1 drivers, plus virtually the entire Formula 1 community, were left seething with anger with the FIA once again, as what was almost a deadly incident came to surface. The first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 began under what were initially wet but seemingly manageable conditions. However, Carlos Sainz crashed
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Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, has lauded the achievements of Max Verstappen after the Dutchman sealed his second championship in Japan on Sunday. Having already won 11 races this year, Verstappen headed into this weekend 104 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in the Drivers’ Standings, and he needed to beat the Monegasque by six
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George Russell almost gave his Mercedes mechanics a huge repair job ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, after nearly crashing into the back of a slowly moving Pierre Gasly during FP3. Russell came across the AlphaTauri driver whilst on a hot lap during the dry session, which was the drivers first opportunity to get to
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Max Verstappen’s victory at the Japanese Grand Prix won him the 2022 world championship after Charles Leclerc was given a five-second penalty. The Dutchman took pole position on Saturday, and led going through Turn One despite a strong getaway by the Ferrari driver. The race was red-flagged when Carlos Sainz crashed and Alex Albon stopped,
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After what was looking set to be a strong weekend for Sir Lewis Hamilton turned into yet further disappointment to add to his 2022 collection, after a pivotal driver error saw the Mercedes driver’s podium hopes go up in smoke. Despite having concerns about the bumpy street surface of the Marina Bay Circuit ahead of
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Haas driver, Mick Schumacher, made a big physical impact with the wall during Friday practice in Japan, but he does not believe he has impacted his place within the team. At the end of a wet free practice session on Friday, Schumacher was sent out to perform a practice start just before the pit exit,
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Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix was perhaps Max Verstappen’s messiest race of the season, after what was a weekend full of near-misses and driver errors. In all fairness, though, none of which would’ve likely happened if Red Bull hadn’t made a costly error during qualifying last Saturday. In the final sector of the Marina Bay
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Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda was pleased with his first ever qualifying at his home Grand Prix; however, he was far from happy with under-pressure German Mick Schumacher at Suzuka. In what were beautifully dry conditions, a complete contrast to the drenched Friday, Tsunoda got to work in front of the moved loved Japanese fans. The
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will keep pole position after a lairy incident with McLaren’s Lando Norris in Japan. The Dutchman had looked the quickest driver on track throughout the opening two phase of qualifying in Suzuka, and he was preparing for what would ultimately prove the pole run in Q3. As Verstappen was crawling out
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Daniel Ricciardo said the words that thousands of fans have been dreading since his McLaren boot, after the Honey Badger announced after qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix that he won’t be on the 2023 grid. Whilst the announcement was somewhat expected, it’s still disappointed a large portion of the F1 community, given that the Aussie
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