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Gasly gives honest appraisal of Alpine’s F1 A524: “This car concept doesn’t deliver what we expected”

Pierre Gasly started the Japanese Grand Prix in P17. He has not being able to make it out of Q1 in qualifying this season to date. He finished 16th as the chequered flag was waved. The race was quickly red flagged after the collision between Albon and Ricciardo in lap one at turn three. The…

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Mercedes explains how damage for Hamilton exacerbated their lack of pace at F1 Japanese GP

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team found themselves grappling with challenges that left them trailing behind their rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix. George Russell finished P7, with Lewis Hamilton only 9th. In particular, Hamilton seemed to struggle to connect with the W15 at Suzuka on race day.  Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, has shed…

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Bottas calls for strategy review after opportunity to finish P10 slips away in F1 Japanese GP

Valtteri Bottas started the Japanese Grand Prix in the 13th grid spot and finished 14th when the chequered flag waved. The chaotic start of the Japanese Grand Prix resulted in an early red flag caused by the crash between RB’s Ricciardo and the Williams of Albon at turn 3. Starting on the soft compound tyres,…

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Piastri praises “impressive” Leclerc for pulling off a one-stop at the F1 Japanese GP

As the race unfolded at Suzuka, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri found himself grappling with tyre wear during the Japanese Grand Prix. He was also in a fight with Fernando Alonso and George Russell, ultimately finishing in P8, securing four points for the team on a tricky day. In the closing laps of the race, Mercedes’ George…

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Tsunoda “struggled a little bit with the balance” in F1 Japanese GP qualifying, targeting points tomorrow

Yuki Tsunoda’s home Grand Prix qualifying could not have gone better with three Q3 appearances in a row now for the Japanese driver.  With exceptional qualifying performances from Tsunoda who made Q3 appearances in Saudi Arabia and Australia, the 23-year-old entered the Japanese Grand Prix with high expectations. Despite the pressure on his shoulders, he…

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Oscar Piastri in the McLaren garage ahead of qualifying for hte 2024 Japanese Grand Prix - Photo Credit: McLaren Racing Media Centre

Piastri says he “lost a bit of rhythm” in Q2 at the F1 Japanese GP, starts P6 tomorrow

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri disappointed by P6 result in qualifying ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix as the young Aussie crossed the line two and a half tenths slower than British teammate Norris. The Australian will line up P6 at the start for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka following a less than stellar performance in…

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McLaren to debut special livery for the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix weekend

McLaren Racing and Principal Partner BAT’s brand Vuse, in collaboration with the Driven by Change campaign, have announced a special livery for the 2024 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. The special livery will feature accents of MILTZ’s artwork on the regular 2024 McLaren livery. MILTZ was took inspiration from Edomoji, a Japanese typeface invented during…

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