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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Daniel Ricciardo was pleased to get back into the points in Singapore last weekend, but it also highlighted the harsh reality of his season. The 33-year-old had previously managed a best finish of P6 in Melbourne in the third round of the season, and had scored points in another three of the 13 races between
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Daniel Ricciardo appears to be winning both on and off the circuit, following reports that his 2023 future is set to be announced, with it believed that he’s in “advanced” negotiations to become Mercedes’ reserve driver next season. The reserve role at the Silver Arrows is set to become vacant imminently, with Nyck de Vries
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This weekend’s first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 represents Max Verstappen’s second chance to become a double World Champion and retain his 2021 crown; however, he’s been preparing for the weekend in an unexpected way. Verstappen failed to win the title at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, after an issue by his team in qualifying
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Despite Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff being concerned that the Japanese Grand Prix would be a difficult weekend for the team, the opening day has been anything but the sort. The Silver Arrows astonishingly claimed a one-two in FP2, with George Russell topping the wet session with Sir Lewis Hamilton in second. FP1 was more
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Haas team principal, Guenther Steiner, was not too pleased after Mick Schumacher’s accident at the end of first practice in Japan. The German came into the weekend having reportedly begun talks with the team about extending his contract at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. An unfortunate incident with George Russell denied the German any shot
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Mercedes’ George Russell was in an equivocal mood when he appeared before reporters after the German side topped the second practice session in Suzuka. Both sessions were affected by rain, and Fernando Alonso went quickest in the opening hour ahead of Carlos Sainz. Mick Schumacher crashed at the end of FP1, exemplifying how tricky the
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After failing to claim his second World Championship at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix presents Max Verstappen with his second shot at becoming a double World Champion. The Dutchman endured a difficult weekend in Singapore, largely through no fault of his own. Red Bull insufficiently fuelled the championship leader’s
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc wants women to be judged by the same metric as men regarding places on the Formula 1 grid. Only five female drivers have ever entered a championship Formula 1 grand prix, and only two of those have ever started a race. Lella Lombardi is the only woman to score a championship point
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Max Verstappen made a strong start to the Japanese Grand Prix, on the back of arguably one of his most difficult weekends of the season. The Dutchman failed at the first opportunity to wrap up his second Drivers’ Championship last weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix, after driver errors during the race and a monumental
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