Max Verstappen set the pace in the third and final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, as the world champion led the way from Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez.
The Red Bull drivers were amongst just a handful of drivers to gain time on the second runs in Q3, where Ferrari's challenge failed to materialise and the Mercedes drivers ended up behind Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso. Verstappen led the way on a 1m28.240s on the first Q3 fliers, where Norris was his closest challenger after producing a then session-best opening sector. But he could not replicate that on the second attempts, where Perez, leading Verstappen on the track, snuck ahead of the...
Formula 1 returns to Asia this weekend as Suzuka plays host to the Japanese
Max Verstappen has continued his run of pole positions in 2024 by again taking P1 on the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman joined on the front row by Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez.
Max Verstappen bounced back from his retirement in Australia with a commanding drive to victory during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag ahead of Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
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On Thursday, Alonso and Aston Martin announced the Spaniard would stay with the team until at least 2026, when Honda joins the Silverstone team as its works power unit partner. Read Also: Formula 1Alonso commits to Aston Martin with new F1 deal Formula 1Alonso: "Lifetime project" at Aston Martin key to new F1 deal Alonso and Honda endured strained ties when they worked together during a fraught three-year McLaren-Honda partnership, which was terminated early due to poor results and an...
Pole, fastest lap, race win: Max Verstappen's Japanese Grand Prix was as impressive as it was inevitable, and that's a problem for Formula One.
On Thursday afternoon, Aston Martin ended speculation about the two-time world champion's future with the team by announcing a multi-year contract extension for the Spaniard, tying him to the Silverstone outfit until the end of 2026. Alonso's contract was up for renewal this year, which prompted extensive speculation about the 42-year-old's future as top teams Red Bull and Mercedes also have seats up for grabs amid a wildly open driver market. Alonso's domino is now the first to fall, with the...
In the hottest conditions of the weekend at Suzuka, Verstappen was never threatened even through two standing starts around the crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon at Turn 3 on the initial opening lap. Behind, Ferrari continued its early 2024 podium streak via Carlos Sainz and made a bold strategy choice for Charles Leclerc work, after the Scuderia had endured a disappointing qualifying session. But there were plenty of additional factors across the grid that fed into how we rank the...
Alpine A524 technical detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A look at the two front wing specifications available to Alpine in Japan, with the newer of the two being the upper one (splattered with green flo-viz paint). Note not only how the shape of the upper flaps differ considerably different but also how the team has made the switch to semi-detached flap tips at the endplate juncture. McLaren MCL38 technical detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A look at the McLaren MCL38 as mechanics prepared the...