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Otmar Szafnauer, Pierre Gasly

Szafnauer talks taking Gasly over others, pairing with Ocon & more

Otmar Szafnauer opens up on the decision to take Pierre Gasly at Alpine from F1 2023 and how he is to handle him with Esteban Ocon. Once Fernando Alonso decided to leave Alpine, the team...
Max Verstappen, F1

Verstappen reflects on highs/lows, fightback, confidence & more

Max Verstappen expands on the highs/lows of F1 2022 title win along with Red Bull's fightback and confidence under new rules. Red Bull's Verstappen was crowned a two time F1 World Champion in Japanese GP...
Alex Palou, Pato O'Ward, F1

Palou, O’Ward get McLaren FP1 chance in US, Abu Dhabi

IndyCar drivers Alex Palou and Pato O'Ward have been handed FP1 run chance by McLaren during the F1 US GP and Abu Dhbai GP. After a long wait, McLaren has confirmed its drivers for the...
Alfa Romeo, F1

Alfa Romeo shares story of finding and inviting a fan at Suzuka

Alfa Romeo has shared a heart-touching video of finding and inviting a fan during the F1 Japanese GP weekend with an unique story. Amid all the dramas of F1 on and off the track, teams...
George Russell, F1

Russell frustrated by strategy; Shovlin concurs but had no choice

George Russell left disappointed with Mercedes' strategy in F1 Japanese GP, which they accept but add that they had no choice. Russell finished F1 Japanese GP in eighth place, leaving the Mercedes driver frustrated by...
Theo Pourchaire, Alfa Romeo, F1

Pourchaire gets maiden FP1 outing in US GP with Alfa Romeo

F2 racer Theo Pourchaire will get his maiden FP1 outing during F1 US GP weekend as part of the FIA regulation regarding young drivers. Having run Robert Kubica in other FP1 sessions as part of...
Pedro de la Rosa, Aston Martin

De la Rosa joins Aston Martin F1 team in brand ambassadorial role

Ex-F1 driver Pedro de la Rosa has joined the Aston Martin team in a brand ambassadorial role where he will also look at the junior programme. After Fernando Alonso was confirmed to join Aston Martin...
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari, Mattia Binotto, F1

Sainz explains Lap 1 exit at Suzuka; Binotto doesn’t blame him

Carlos Sainz explains the situation leading to his F1 Japanese GP crash, as Mattia Binotto doesn't blame the Spaniard. For Sainz, he suffered the ignominy of being the first man out of the F1 Japanese...
Pierre Gasly, F1

Gasly had nightmares of Suzuka incident, Alpine move & more

Pierre Gasly held a Twitch stream where he revealed about discussions with the FIA and having nightmares regarding F1 Japanese GP crane moment. It wasn't the easiest of F1 Japanese GP weekend for AlphaTauri's Gasly....
Esteban Ocon, Fernando Alonso, F1, Lewis Hamilton

Ocon, Hamilton revel their Suzuka battle in tricky conditions

Esteban Ocon enjoyed his tussle against Lewis Hamilton in F1 Japanese GP where he ended up inside the Top 5 as best of the rest. Having qualified fifth in F1 Japanese GP, Alpine's Ocon was...
Max Verstappen, F1

Verstappen reflects on dominant Suzuka win and confusion about title victory

Max Verstappen reflects on winning F1 Japanese GP on dominant fashion, and eventually securing 2022 title amid some confusion. After a sluggish beginning to the 2022 campaign, Red Bulls' Verstappen reclaimed his drivers crown with...
Pietro Fittipaldi, Haas, F1

Fittipaldi will fulfill Haas’ FP1 running in Mexico and Abu Dhabi

Pietro Fittipaldi will fulfill Haas' quota of FP1 running as per the new F1 regulation in Mexico and Abu Dhabi races. Having last driven the Haas F1 car in Bahrain at the start of the...
Nicholas Latifi, Alexander Albon

Latifi says Suzuka points wouldn’t have changed team’s decision

Nicholas Latifi reckons a result like F1 Japanese GP still wouldn't have been enough, as Alexander Albon talks of his retirement cause. It was a fine end to F1 Japanese GP for Williams' Latifi, who...
Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc, Mattia Binotto

Leclerc fine by Suzuka penalty but Binotto not; Perez adds on fight

Charles Leclerc was fine by F1 Japanese GP penalty in fight against Charles Leclerc, but Mattia Binotto didn't think it was right. In light of Max Verstappen’s second WDC and the narrow escape for Pierre...
W Series

W Series confirms early end to 2022 season as Chadwick wins title

W Series has confirmed an early end to 2022 season due to funding issues with focus on 2023, as Jamie Chadwick wins third title. W Series, the international single-seater motor racing championship for women, today...
FIA, F1

FIA lists Aston Martin, Red Bull in cost cap breach; penalty not fixed

The FIA has found procedural breach for Aston Martin and Red Bull, while the latter have had minor overspend under F1 Cost Cap regulation. The Singapore GP weekend was rocked by reports of F1 cost...
Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso

Vettel confused by race end after just managing to hold off Alonso

Sebastian Vettel was a bit confused with the F1 Japanese GP end which allowed Fernando Alonso to close in on him. It was a strange F1 Japanese GP for Aston Martin's Vettel and Alpine's Alonso...
F1, FIA

F1 drivers, team bosses concur over review into tractor incident

F1 drivers and teams were unanimous in agreement to push the FIA in a thorough review regarding the tractor incident in Japanese GP. No sooner had Max Verstappen clinched his second world championship in F1...
F1, FIA

FIA starts thorough review of Suzuka incident after driver feedback

The FIA has launched a thorough review on the events related to recovery vehicle at F1 Japanese GP after complaints from several drivers. The weather conditions were poor from the get go in F1 Japanese...
F1, Japanese GP

Japanese GP: Verstappen dominates wet race to secure 2022 title

Max Verstappen not only won the F1 Japanese GP but also secured his second drivers' championship after post-race penalty to Charles Leclerc. Expectedly it was a wet start to F1 Japanese GP at Suzuka where...
Daniel Ricciardo, F1, McLaren

Ricciardo says 2023 F1 drive is no longer there but focus is on 2024

Daniel Ricciardo says it is less likely that he will race in F1 in 2023, as focus is on 2024 return while other championships is not on the list. For Ricciardo, it now looks more...
F1, Japanese GP

F1 Japanese GP, Sat: RB/Ferrari, Mercedes behind; Vettel & more

The Saturday in F1 Japanese GP qualifying saw a fight between Red Bull and Ferrari in dry conditions, as Mercedes were behind them pretty much. The dry weather conditions on Saturday of F1 Japanese GP...
F1, Japanese GP

Japanese GP: Verstappen on pole by 0.010s; is under investigation

Red Bull's Max Verstappen took F1 Japanese GP pole from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz but the Dutchman is under investigation. Q1: It was dry to start the F1 Japanese GP qualifying at Suzuka with...
F1, Japanese GP

Japanese GP: Verstappen fastest from Ferrari pair in dry FP3 run

Max Verstappen ended up fastest in the first dry running in F1 Japanese GP in FP3 from Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. As expected, it was dry weather conditions in Suzuka for...
Pierre Gasly, Nyck de Vries

Gasly switches to Alpine as de Vries joins AlphaTauri for F1 2023

Pierre Gasly switches to Alpine as Nyck de Vries joins AlphaTauir for the 2023 F1 season to complete the respective line-up. After weeks of speculation, Gasly is finally confirmed at Alpine in a new multi-year...
Sebastian Vettel, F1

Vettel open to one-off grand prix return at Suzuka or in Japan

Sebastian Vettel will be open to one-off grand prix return in F1 in future after 2022 especially on a track like Suzuka. With his decision to retire from F1 at the end of the 2022...
F1, Japanese GP

F1 Japanese GP, Fri: Top 3 ahead; Alpine shines; Tsunoda & more

The Friday in F1 Japanese GP weekend saw rain play a major role as Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes remained as the teams to beat at the front. The wet weather conditions on Friday of...
F1, Japanese GP

Japanese GP: Russell heads Mercedes 1-2 in wet FP2 session

Mercedes ended up 1-2 with George Russell fastest in FP2 of F1 Japanese GP from Lewis Hamilton in another wet session, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen in P3. It was still raining in FP2 of...
Japanese GP, F1

Japanese GP: Alonso leads Ferrari pair in wet FP1 session

Fernando Alonso led a wet FP1 session in F1 Japanese GP which had limited running, from Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. The drivers were greeted with wet weather conditions at the returning...
Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, F1

Leclerc talks of ’22 learning as Verstappen has title sealing chance

Charles Leclerc looks at learning from F1 2022  into 2023, as Max Verstappen has another chance to seal the title. With five Grands Prix to go, it’s odds on that Verstappen and Red Bull will...