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Suzuka is becoming a pivotal event for Max Verstappen. He arrived here in 2022 knowing he could win his second championship – and he got the job done.

Pierre Gasly believes that Alpine have taken the “first step in the right direction” by bringing planned updates to their car for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the team having endured a difficult start to the season.

In a media call last week, Steiner suggested that prior to his departure, the wind tunnel numbers already suggested that the VF-24 would be competitive and that the team was "wrong" to take a low-key approach when predicting its potential form.The car has already proved capable of making Q3 and Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen have made the points three times between them, putting the team in ...Keep reading

Martin Truex Jr. dominated the Cup race at Richmond, but a late-caution forced the event into overtime and completely changed the outcome. Truex's Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Denny Hamlin won the race off pitroad, and then held on in the two-lap dash to the checkered flag.Truex finished fourth and was furious, claiming Hamlin "used me up" and called attention to a potential restart violation by the ...Keep reading

Bianchi suffered a serious accident in closing laps of the wet 2014 Japanese GP, and passed away in July the following year of his injuries.He had acted as a mentor figure for Leclerc, with the Monegasque regarding Bianchi as a “game changer” in his career. Their families were and remain close.Although the 2014 Suzuka event was held in October rather than April, the 2024 race marks the 10th ...Keep reading

Fans around the world would like to see a close battle between the two teams, especially after Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix in the wake of Max Verstappen's early retirement, and we didn't get to see what would have happened in a straight fight.The reality could well be that on Honda's home ground, Red Bull will once again be a step ahead and that Maranello's challenge for victories ...Keep reading

Russell was left screaming for the race to be stopped after his wrecked W15 had bounced back onto the track and come to rest on its side following a crash while chasing Fernando Alonso.The aftermath of the crash caused considerable concern amongst F1 fans and observers given the danger.Although the live broadcast cut to Russell's accident as it was progressing, once he had come to a stop it ...Keep reading

Having finished third in his sophomore campaign last year with victories in Argentina, France and India, Bezzecchi was expected to carry his form into 2024 as he moved to the GP23 bike with which Francesco Bagnaia won the 2023 title for the factory Ducati team.Although still not getting parity in equipment to some other riders within the Ducati stable after foregoing a move to Pramac, the Italian ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz brought Max Verstappen’s winning streak to an end last time out in Australia, but Red Bull will be keen to bounce back as the F1 calendar moves on to Japan.

Daniel Ricciardo has insisted that he remains in a confident and happy mindset despite a difficult start to his 2024 season, with the Australian sure that he can “make a good result happen” soon.

With McLaren locked in a super tight battle behind Red Bull with Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston Martin, grid positions have become increasingly critical in deciding the outcome on race day.Norris has confessed that this is the one area of a race weekend that he is not especially happy with, as he suggests the need for a change of approach if he is going to help McLaren hit its targets in 2024.Having ...Keep reading

The iconic Suzuka fixture has been moved to the early part of the season this year as part of an Asia-Oceania flyaway leg that also includes races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and China.Red Bull won the last edition of the Japanese GP, home to its engine supplier Honda, but Ferrari arrives to the race on the back of its stunning victory in Melbourne a fortnight ago.2024 Formula 1 Japanese ...Keep reading

Castrezzato, Franciacorta (ITA), 3.04.2024: Many protagonists at the Franciacorta Karting Track are already ready to compete in the first round of the WSK Open Series, with a significant lineup of drivers reaching 260 entries in the MINI, OKNJ, OKN and KZ2 categories.Particularly crowded, as usual for a WSK event, is the MINI category with around 90 drivers, but the KZ2 also stands out with 94 ...Keep reading

Alonso was given a drive-through, converted into a 20-second time penalty, for the way his defensive tactics against George Russell in Melbourne contributed to a last-lap crash.Opinions over whether or not the stewards were right to punish Alonso remain divided in the paddock, although the majority of drivers are surprised that the incident triggered a sanction.Perez believes that going as far as ...Keep reading

The Spaniard appeared set to re-sign with Ferrari, but management then became aware that Lewis Hamilton was potentially available - the Briton's latest two-year Mercedes contract actually only containing a fixed one-year term with an option for another season.With Ferrari president John Elkann and team principal Fred Vasseur able to convince Hamilton to join as team-mate to Charles Leclerc, Sainz ...Keep reading

The F1 pack has been quizzed extensively about the incident late in the race last time out in Melbourne as this weekend's Suzuka race gets underway, with a notable split in opinions amongst the racing cohort.Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg "wasn't very impressed with Fernando's tactics", while Sauber racers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu both called the decision to penalise the Spaniard ...Keep reading

After four years on Ducati machinery across Avintia and Pramac teams, Zarco has joined LCR in 2024 in a two-year deal signed directly with Honda Racing Corporation (HRC).It’s arguably the Frenchman’s biggest career move since he left Tech 3 Yamaha at the end of 2018 to join KTM, a switch that failed spectacularly and led to the pair parting ways even before they had completed their first ...Keep reading

The Silverstone-based squad has been in the chasing pack behind Red Bull this season, but its prospects of putting up a better fight against Ferrari and McLaren have been hurt by its car not being as competitive in races as it is in qualifying thanks to tyre management struggles.It is an area that the team has been focusing hard on in the early stage of the campaign, with driver Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading

With the new County Championship season starting on Friday, can anyone prevent Surrey winning a third straight title?

Habsburg was among a number of Alpine drivers testing the Alpine A424 LMDh car at Aragon on 27 March when he suffered a crash at Turn 7, prompting a visit to a nearby hospital for check-ups.After returning to his home country of Austria the following day, he underwent further scans that revealed the full extent of his back injuries - although the doctors concluded that there was no neurological ...Keep reading