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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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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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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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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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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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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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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According to RACER, highly-rated IndyCar driver Colton Herta is set to sign a contract extension with Andretti Autosport, meaning the American driver will remain with the side beyond 2023. Herta was centre of a huge topic during the summer break, as AlphaTauri looked into how they could sign the 22-year-old despite his insufficient superlicence points. Despite being at the pinnacle of motorsport
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With four seats seemingly still up for grabs ahead of this weekend’s returning Japanese Grand Prix, it appears that the picture will be “clearer” during the weekend at Suzuka. According to Canal Plus, Pierre Gasly is set to be announced as Fernando Alonso’s replacement at Alpine this weekend, setting up for an interesting encounter with
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