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Max Verstappen is expected to dominate the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place in Suzuka from 5-7 April.

Max Verstappen is expected to dominate the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place in Suzuka from 5-7 April.

The Australian was dropped by McLaren at the end of 2022 after struggling to come to terms with the car across two difficult seasons in which he lagged behind Lando Norris.Thus far in 2024, he has been overshadowed by Tsunoda, who has twice made Q3 and finished seventh in Australia.However, Ricciardo insists that he is in a much better position at RB than he was at McLaren, and is close to having ...Keep reading

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he has been thinking about coming out of retirement but it is not his "number one priority".

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he has been thinking about coming out of retirement but it is not his "number one priority".

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he has been thinking about coming out of retirement but it is not his "number one priority".

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he has been thinking about coming out of retirement but it is not his "number one priority".

With the team not having built up a spare chassis, Albon's FP1 shunt last time out at Melbourne's Albert Park circuit meant Williams was forced to enter only one car from Saturday onwards while the damaged FW46 was flown back to the UK for initial investigation and repairs.To maximise its chances of scoring points in the ultra-competitive midfield, Williams withdrew Sargeant from the event so it ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull will “learn from” the brake issue that caused him to retire from the Australian Grand Prix, with the Dutchman confident that the team can perform well at the upcoming race weekend in Japan.

Logan Sargeant has opened up on the days that followed the Australian Grand Prix, where he was plucked from his own car to allow team mate Alex Albon to compete amid a chassis shortage at Williams.

Carlos Sainz feels that now is the time to “speed up” the negotiations about his future as he continues to assess his options for 2025.

The Aston Martin driver was handed a drive-through penalty in Melbourne, converted to a 20-second time addition, for the way in which he aggressively defended against George Russell on the final lap around Albert Park.His early deceleration, aimed at ensuring he got a clean exit from Turn 6, caught Russell by surprise and the Mercedes driver lost grip in dirty air before crashing into the barriers ...Keep reading

The Sauber squad has arrived at Suzuka for this weekend’s 2024 Japanese GP after pitstop issues blighted each of its showings in the opening three rounds of the new season.The problem concerns wheelnuts getting crossthreaded during changes, which meant the team made adjustments to its procedures for the Melbourne round last time out.But a reoccurrence of the problem at Bottas’s first stop ...Keep reading

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix weekend.

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel says he doesn’t feel too old to compete in Formula 1 and would potentially be interested in a return to the sport if the package was right.

Alonso was handed a post-event drive-through, which became a 20-second time penalty, for the way he slowed up Russell as they battled for sixth place.The FIA race stewards deemed that Alonso had driven in a “potentially” dangerous manner by slowing 100-metres earlier than normal, which they think contributed to Russell losing control behind him and crashing his Mercedes out of the race.While ...Keep reading

Gaulding, 26, who has not made a start so far this season in a NASCAR national series race but does hold a NASCAR license, was indefinitely suspended by the sanctioning body on Wednesday evening.In a new release, NASCAR said Gaulding was suspended for violating Section 4.4.D of the NASCAR Rule Book, which deals with the Member Code of Conduct.He was arrested on Tuesday morning in Cornelius, N.C ...Keep reading

In the wake of Ben Sulayem having been cleared of wrongdoing in an investigation relating to allegations of interference in two Formula 1 races last year, a selection of member clubs have issued a strongly-worded letter of support backing him.Clearly designed to quell any talk of an internal move against Ben Sulayem in the short term, a letter signed by more than 30 representatives of FIA member ...Keep reading

The first of its successes came on this day in 1988, when Alain Prost triumphed in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Here we look under its skin at the tech secrets that help make it such an F1 icon.If we look through F1's history books, we can see fleeting moments where the stars align and suddenly one team has every ingredient needed for the winning recipe: an insanely talented driver pairing, the ideal ...Keep reading

The McLaren driver development programme was overhauled at the start of 2023 to better support those at a karting level and help facilitate a plausible climb to F1.To feature alongside McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and F1 reserve Ryo Hirakawa, the team hired 2023 FIA F3 champion Gabriel Bortoleto, F1 Academy driver Bianca Bustamante, American junior Ugo Ugochukwu and signed a one-year ...Keep reading