The Japanese Grand Prix is Jack Doohan’s fourth appearance as a Formula 1 race driver. As opportunities to test and practice are so limited, it therefore came as a surprise when Alpine announced he would not take part in the first practice session this weekend. The team wanted to run its test driver Ryo Hirakawa
Red Bull’s latest driver swap dominated the news as the Japanese Grand Prix weekend began. As a result, Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson have new cars to get used to. While Lawson may rue losing his place at the top team, the good news for him is the Racing Bulls 02 appears to be a
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The FIA is taking measures to prevent further disruption to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend following the grass fires which occured during second practice. The session was red-flagged on two occasions after patches of grass caught fire by the track’s edge. They appeared to be ignited by sparks created by passing Formula 1 cars as
The stewards have issued formal warnings to Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll for overtaking their rivals in the pit lane during practice. The drivers’ teams were also warned after both were found to have violated the race director’s instructions on how drivers should join the fast lane of the pits when leaving the garages. Drivers
Yuki Tsunoda admitted Red Bull’s car is trickier to drive in real life than it is in the simulator, after his first run in it today. However the team’s new driver showed promising pace in the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. He lapped just a tenth of a second slower than team
Alpine has confirmed the cause of Jack Doohan’s huge crash in the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. Team principal Oliver Oakes said Doohan failed to close his Drag Reduction System as he entered the first corner. The Alpine driver spun into a barrier at turn one on his fifth lap of the
Jack Doohan was at a loss to explain his huge crash in the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Alpine driver spun into a barrier at turn one on his fifth lap of the session. Replays from the crash indicated his DRS may not have closed as he turned into the corner.
Oscar Piastri kept McLaren on top of the times at Suzuka after no fewer than four red flags disrupted the second hour of running. The first stoppage was caused by an enormous crash for Jack Doohan at turn one. His Alpine snapped around as he turned into the 265kph corner, then made heavy contact with
Formula 1 drivers have been given new guidance on where they should stop their cars if they need to retire during sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix. The new information has been issued after the FIA gave the race director new powers to order teams to retire severely damaged cars. The rule was changed in
Red Bull needs to give Max Verstappen’s team mates less competitive set-ups because they cannot handle his “unique” approach to extracting performance from the car, says team principal Christian Horner. The team has replaced Liam Lawson as Verstappen’s team mate this weekend after he failed to score points in either of the opening rounds. Horner
Lando Norris led the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix while Red Bull’s new driver made a promising start. Yuki Tsunoda ended the first hour of practice just one tenth of a second behind team mate Max Verstappen. Both reported some unusual behaviour from their RB21s over the course of the session. “I
