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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Max Verstappen’s pole position is pending a review from race control after a near-miss with Lando Norris at the Japanese Grand Prix. Having generally been the quickest man in the first two phases of qualifying, the Dutchman was moving slowly on his out-lap ahead of his opening run in Q3. Norris decided that he did
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has stood by his criticism of his team following their mistake at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. Verstappen headed into the race at Marina Bay aiming to claim his second world championship, but he knew he would need a perfect weekend to achieve it. He also knew he needed Charles
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This weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 has been massively overshadowed by what is set to be announced on Monday, with the FIA having said that after this weekend they’ll be awarding certificates of approval to teams who kept below the 2021 budget cap. Monday’s announcement has the potential to lead to the biggest scandal in the history of the
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Jos Verstappen is not in Japan this weekend to attend the race in which his son, Max, could seal his second world title. The former Formula 1 driver has been instrumental in Max’s career so far, developing the now 25-year-old into a young star from an early age. Max contested his first single seater season
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