Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in Japan after crash halts race | Formula 1
Max Verstappen controlled the Japanese Grand Prix to take a comfortable victory ahead of team mate Sergio Perez at Suzuka.
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Japanese Grand Prix red-flagged on first lap after Ricciardo and Albon crash | Formula 1
The Japanese Grand Prix was red-flagged on the first lap after a collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon damaged a barrier.
Japanese Grand Prix red-flagged on first lap after Ricciardo and Albon crash | Formula 1
The Japanese Grand Prix was red-flagged on the first lap after a collision between Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon damaged a barrier.
Almirola hangs on in overtime to win NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville
Sam Mayer led on the restart to overtime, but Sheldon Creed dived inside of Mayer to make the field three-wide as he tried to get him and Almirola. Instead, Creed nearly caused himself and Mayer to spin out.That allowed Almirola to pull away to the lead and his victory was secured when NASCAR was forced to…
Albon: Williams F1 team made “braver” choice with ‘skinny wing’ in Japan
Last year’s Williams FW45 was noted for its top speed, which allowed it to shine on certain tracks and propel Albon into the points.But for 2024, the Grove outfit has tried to develop a car that is more consistently competitive at a range of circuits.That in turn has seen the car lose the straightline advantage…
How F1 strategy “headache” opens up intriguing Japanese GP
Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man’s land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend’s race in Japan has left what Pirelli’s head of car racing Mario Isola says is a real “headache” for strategists.With high-degradation…
Suzuka chicane struggles leaves Ferrari F1 team scratching its head
The Maranello outfit had hoped that the progress it had made with its SF-24 this year would allow it to pose a proper threat to Red Bull around the high-speed swoops of Suzuka.Good progress has been made at the kind of corner speeds that are common around Suzuka, so the venue was going to be…
Verstappen reveals new Red Bull F1 processes to avoid brake fire repeat
Ahead of today’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen hinted that Red Bull was changing its car repair assessment systems through an F1 event.This was after its post-Melbourne analysis of the failure that led to the Dutchman’s right-rear brake pad jamming onto the disc and the whole assembly eventually catching fire early in the race, which was…
2024 F1 Japanese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Japanese Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from PerezRead Also: Formula 1F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on…
F1’s dirty air problem means track position will be king in Japanese GP
But teams and drivers are already bracing themselves for what could be a game of patiently follow-the-leader thanks to the growing dirty air problem that F1 is experiencing right now.While F1’s new ground effect rules era from 2022 was supposed to better allow cars to follow each other closely, and indeed it worked for a…