The first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 is one that will be discussed for years to come; however, it’s for all the wrong reasons. Max Verstappen claimed his 12th victory of the year at the Suzuka International Racing Course to finally become a double World Champion, although, an incident on the second lap of the
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2023 looks set to be a strange year for Formula 1 viewers, with Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo all but confirmed to not be on the grid next season. Vettel is, of course, retiring from the championship at the end of the season; however, Ricciardo’s future was still unknown heading into last weekend’s Japanese Grand
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After weeks of waiting, it’s finally been confirmed that Pierre Gasly will race for Alpine next season, with the Frenchman having signed a multi-year deal with the Enstone-based team. Gasly’s departure from AlphaTauri comes on the back of six seasons at the Faenza-based team, where he’s gone on to claim three podiums, which includes, his
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In what was by far the strangest and most controversial race of the 2022 season, Max Verstappen matched Fernando Alonso as a double World Champion; however, his victory isn’t the hot topic following the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen’s 12th victory of the season came with just 28 Laps having been completed, following a lengthy break
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly launched a heavy tirade of criticism at race control after they put his life at risk during the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. The FIA ruled that the start of the wet race would be completed in intermediate conditions, with a standing start taking place. However, visibility was awful, as were the grip
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After failing at the first opportunity at last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen successfully claimed his second World Drivers’ Championship on Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix, in what was an unsurprisingly imperious performance. The Dutchman actually had a bad launch from the line, but excellently went around the outside of Charles Leclerc at
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Philippe Bianchi, father of the late Formula 1 driver, Jules, was appalled by race control’s negligence during the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix. At the same race in 2014, Jules crashed into a recovery vehicle, which had been sent out to collect the stricken Sauber of Adrian Sutil. The Frenchman spent several months in hospital, and
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Alpine are reported to have been asked to pay €10 million to acquire the services of Pierre Gasly from AlphaTauri in 2023. The French team entered the season with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as their full-time drivers, and Oscar Piastri as reserve. The Spaniard was out of contract at the end of 2022, so
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Former Formula 1 drivers, Karun Chandhok and Paul di Resta, received retorts from fans after they suggested Pierre Gasly was partially at fault for his near miss with a recovery vehicle in Japan. At the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Jules Bianchi was involved in a collision with a crane that had been sent out to
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The first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons, despite Max Verstappen having claimed his second World Championship after claiming what was his 12th victory of the season. Whilst already being under pressure for a lack of consistency throughout the season and ahead of Monday’s budget cap announcement, the FIA were thrown into further
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