Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez watched on in shock as replays of Carlos Sainz’s first lap crash emerged after the Japanese Grand Prix. The race got underway in wet conditions on Sunday, with Verstappen starting on pole after a tremendous effort in qualifying. The Dutchman led Charles Leclerc through Turns One and Two after bravely
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Winning World Championships under normal circumstances doesn’t seem to be Max Verstappen’s thing, after his 2021 World Championship was claimed under a ‘human error’ from race director Michael Masi, and his second having been confirmed in parc ferme. There was no doubt that Verstappen was going to become a double World Champion in 2022; the
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Charles Leclerc has surprisingly supported the FIA in their decision to award him a five-second time penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix, something which left team principal Mattia Binotto seething. The Monegasque had been looking set for another second-place finish, despite having put Max Verstappen under some pressure during the start of the restarted wet
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Sergio Pérez’s late race pressure on Charles Leclerc at the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately claimed team-mate Max Verstappen his second World Championship, on what was a horrible day for Formula 1. The race at the Suzuka International Racing Course started under heavy rainfall, which saw Carlos Sainz crash heavily on the opening lap on the
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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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Red Bull driver, Sergio Perez, has claimed that his nationality plays a big role in the criticism he receives from the media. The Mexican started out in Formula 1 in 2011 with Sauber, and enjoyed a tremendous 2012 campaign, scoring three podiums before moving to McLaren. Despite some impressive performances that year, the now 32-year-old
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It was a Japanese Grand Prix to forget for Ferrari, after what was looking set to be a strong race after Charles Leclerc qualified second and Carlos Sainz third. Whilst qualifying was in the dry, the race certainly wasn’t! The conditions were the wettest they’d been all weekend; however, Ferrari had demonstrated strong pace in
MoreMax Verstappen appears to be allergic to winning a World Championship under normal conditions, after it took his team to open the rulebook to discover that he had indeed become a double World Champion with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman dealt with pressure from Charles Leclerc superbly during the shortened race at
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Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix was perhaps Max Verstappen’s messiest race of the season, after what was a weekend full of near-misses and driver errors. In all fairness, though, none of which would’ve likely happened if Red Bull hadn’t made a costly error during qualifying last Saturday. In the final sector of the Marina Bay
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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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