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Normal service resumed in Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix as Max Verstappen cruised to a dominating win and although Verstappen was the only Red Bull to finish the race, his dominating drive saw Red Bull secure their sixth Constructors' title after they wrapped up the Constructors' Title 2023. This was also Red Bull’s consecutive Constructors’ title after winning it last season as well. McLaren scored a double podium with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finishing second and third ahead of Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly rounding out the points places. With two McLaren's close behind him, pole sitter Verstappen had to fend off Oscar Piastri once the lights went out but it almost saw Lando Norris take the lead although Verstappen managed to see off both McLarens to keep the lead heading into the first corner while Norris made up a place on his teammate Piastri inside the first corner.A bit Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson came together as did Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon, with Bottas and Albon's incident bringing out the Safety Carin the opening lap. Sergio Pérez came in for an early stop under the Safety Car as the Mexican also came together with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap which damaged his front wing. The Safety Car came in on lap 5 and Verstappen got the perfect start this time as he sped off with the two McLaren's behind. Within two laps of the restart, Verstappen was over two seconds clear of Norris and while Verstappen was cruising up front his teammate Sergio Pérez picked Guaynu Zhou for 16th place on lap 8. Bottas became the first retiree of the race, as the Finn retired after a second collision with Logan Sargeant, who rammed into the Alfa Romeo to damage Bottas' car. Sargeant was eventually given a five second penalty for crashing into Bottas. Sergio Pérez also received a five second penalty for Safety Car infringement, where he overtook under the Safety Car whilst coming out post his pitstop.

After a one-off performance at the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull seem to be back in form for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix and are looking more and more likely to secure their sixth Constructors’ Championship this weekend.  Red Bull had the chance to close out the Constructors’ title in Singapore last weekend, were...

Scuderia AlphaTauri have announced that their current driver pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda will continue to race for them in the 2024 F1 season. Ricciardo joined AlphaTauri after the British Grand Prix earlier this year, when the team brought back the former Red Bull driver to replace Nyck de Vries after the opening...

After 14 straight Red Bull wins since the start, the 2023 Formula One season finally has a non-Red Bull race winner as Ferrari won the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix. It was pole-sitter Carlos Sainz who picked up his second career win, holding off the British duo of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton. Pole sitter Carlos...

British Formula One team Williams Racing have signed 14-year-old Oleksandr Bondarev for their Driver Academy. The 2023 FIA Karting European Champion becomes the latest member of the Williams Racing Driver Academy. A winner of the Rotax Max Challenge Ukraine, Bondarev has been racing since he was five. He was recently announced as the 2023 CIK-FIA...

After Max Verstappen’s record-breaking win at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, all eyes are on him to see if he and Red Bull can win the remainder of the races to perform an unprecedented clean sweep. The biggest threat to their clean record will be at the first race of the Asian leg at the...

Max Verstappen scored his tenth consecutive win of the 2023 Formula One season as he comfortably won the 2023 Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s teammate, Sergio Pérez, finished second to give Red Bull another 1-2, with pole-sitter Carlos Sainz just about hanging on for the final podium place. With the Italian GP win, Verstappen has broken...

Max Verstappen continued his dominance in the ongoing 2023 Formula One Championship as he took a record ninth win in a row at his home Grand Prix. Verstappen’s win now equals him with another Red Bull great — Sebastian Vettel. The reigning World Champion’s dominance now has him just a couple of wins away from...

Williams Racing have announced Pat Fry as their new Chief Technical Officer, with effect from November 2023. Fry recently parted ways with Alpine, where he held the same role.  Fry comes with a wealth of experience, having been in the sport since 1987, starting out with Benetton. He moved to McLaren in 1993, where he...

Max Verstappen might not have started on pole in Belgium, but that didn’t make a difference to the reigning World Champion as he powered himself to his eighth consecutive win of the season. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez finished second, while pole-sitter Charles Leclerc also managed to finish on the podium, holding off Lewis Hamilton. This...