Mercedes headed into the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 on the back of a disappointing Singapore Grand Prix. However, the sombre mood in the team didn’t stop team principal Toto Wolff from having a laugh with a fan. Ahead of qualifying last weekend at the Marina Bay Circuit, Mercedes were looking at a potentially very strong
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Double F1 world champion, Mika Hakkinen, has praised the efforts of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez after his results in the last two races. The Mexican qualified second in Singapore, and passed Charles Leclerc off the line to claim the lead of the race. He negotiated two Safety Car periods out in the lead, and came
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2009 world champion, Jenson Button, indicated that Max Verstappen was perhaps a little fortunate to escape unpunished after his incident with Lando Norris in Japan. The Dutchman was preparing for his first run in Q3, and was driving slowly through 130R, and Norris was keen to get on with it and start his lap. The
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Formula 1 has been told it risks turning fans away from the sport if the shambles of the last week continues. In reality, the last 12 months have been a rollercoaster ride for the FIA, who came under intense scrutiny after the controversial Safety Car restart that cost Sir Lewis Hamilton his eighth world title.
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Max Verstappen suffered one of his most challenging weekends of the season so far at the recent Singapore Grand Prix, after a qualifying error by his team essentially ruined his entire weekend. Verstappen had as always, looked strong across Free Practice and was on track for a top four starting position at the Marina Bay
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AlphaTauri team principal, Franz Tost, has affirmed that Max Verstappen was not the determining factor in the team’s decision to sign Nyck de Vries. The Dutchman won the 2019 Formula 2 title, but there were no Formula 1 seats available to him for 2020, so he was forced to look elsewhere. His adventures took him
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Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, has praised his son’s ability to out-class the field in wet conditions after his dominant victory at the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The race was started the finished in wet conditions on Sunday, with Verstappen leading Leclerc through Turns One and Tw after the Monegasque had initially got a better launch.
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Fernando Alonso has embraced Max Verstappen as a double world champion after the Dutchman drew level with him for world championships. Verstappen went into the Japanese Grand Prix weekend leading Charles Leclerc by 104 points in the title race and he needed to beat the Monegasque by eight points to secure the gold. The reigning
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Max Verstappen quipped that he felt “terrible” ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, which saw him claim his second world championship. The Dutchman claimed pole position after setting a superb lap in his opening run in the final qualifying session, but the race was set to be a little different. As the 25-year-old
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We see a lot of histrionics in Formula 1, particularly in the era of social media, but is there any validity to suggestions that Max Verstappen will lose his 2021 world title? Verstappen’s maiden championship last season was already shrouded in controversy after Michael Masi’s bizarre Safety Car restart, but the Australian has since left
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