Not for the first time this season, Carlos Sainz came within a whisker of claiming pole position, something he last achieved at the Belgian Grand Prix. The top three were astonishingly split by just 0.57 seconds, in what is arguably one of the closest top three in the history of Formula 1. Onboards show that
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Lando Norris will start from a disappointing at for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, after an incident with Max Verstappen left the McLaren driver cutting across the grass at 130R. The near-miss, which the Brit admitted after qualifying would’ve been a “pretty big crash”, clearly shook the driver up, which is fairly understandable given that
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As a four-time winner of the Japanese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel knows better than most of the remarkable feeling a racing driver gets at the Suzuka Circuit. The German is at his final Japanese Grand Prix this weekend having announced his retirement earlier on in the year, and he has qualified in the top 10
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Nicholas Latifi gave fans quite the spectacle as he went the wrong way at the final chicane during practice for the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The Canadian took to the wet conditions in his Williams on Friday, and the poor visibility out on track made it difficult to spot his turn-in point for corners. There
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Sir Lewis Hamilton wants the FIA to be diligent in their overview as they try to ascertain whether anyone broke the financial regulations last season. Ratified in 2019, the first budget cap was imposed last year, and the teams had a limit of $145 million, which they could not exceed. They also needed to document
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Daniel Ricciardo agonisingly missed out on a Q3 appearance by just 0.003 seconds at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019, after what was one of the Australian’s best qualifying sessions as of late. Finishing fifth at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend seems to have given the Honey Badger a much-needed boost for his
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Former Formula 1 driver and Toro Rosso, Gerhard Berger, does not think speculation over who might have broken the financial regulations is a worthwhile discussion. Red Bull and Aston Martin were mentioned in a report last week that indicated that two teams had gone over the budget cap in 2021. Agreed upon in 2019, a
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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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