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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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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Lando Norris heads into this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix on the back of an almost disastrous Singapore Grand Prix, where McLaren became concerned that the British driver was going to be disqualified. The 22-year-old performed superbly around the wet streets of Singapore, where he claimed his first top five finish since his podium at
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Time is rapidly running out for the reigning Constructors’ Champions to claim their first victory of the season, with only five opportunities remaining in 2022. It’s ridiculous to think that the team who have won the last eight Constructors’ Championships haven’t stepped foot on the top step of the podium this year; however, that is
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Fernando Alonso bounced back from his Singapore Grand Prix agony in the best way possible on the opening day of the treacherously wet Japanese Grand Prix, by ending FP1 in first. Singapore was a weekend to forget for Alpine in general, as both Alonso and Esteban Ocon retired following apparent engine failures, something the Spaniard
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Haas’ Mick Schumacher took the positives from his failure to score points at the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend. The German was eliminated in Q2 as Kevin Magnussen made the top 10 in a competitive qualifying for Haas, but the 30-year-old lost places off the start. Magnussen was then called into the pits by the
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Former Formula 1 driver, Timo Glock, has questioned the length of time it took for the stewards to decide that Sergio Perez could keep him win in Singapore last weekend. The Mexican started second behind Charles Leclerc under the lights but, in wet conditions, he stormed into the lead at Turn One, and held his
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Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix was nothing short of a disaster for Alpine, as both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon were forced to retire with a power unit failure. Ocon’s failure was much more dramatic than his double World Champion team-mate, with his A522 releasing the usual giant cloud of smoke, signalling a power unit failure. Not only does the
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George Russell endured what ended up being a miserable Singapore Grand Prix, despite having looked strong on the opening day at the Marina Bay Circuit. Both Russell and Sir Lewis Hamilton looked “capable of winning” across Free Practice; however, a shock Q2 elimination for the former Williams driver saw Mercedes fit Russell with a new
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Max Verstappen was surprised by George Russell’s decision to switch to slick tyres at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The Dutchman had qualified in eighth in difficult conditions after spending the majority of the session out on track to make sure he could capitalise on a drying circuit. Verstappen did not have enough fuel to
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