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Mercedes’ F1 woes drive Toto Wolff to attend Japanese Grand Prix in person

Toto Wolff has said the parlous fortunes of Mercedes compelled him to join his team on the ground for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix

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Friday favourite: The “perfect” F1 test venue with a little bit of “magic”

“I really love this track,” says Franck Montagny of the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. “I remember my chief engineer in Renault’s test team was always saying ‘if there was a championship of 15 races in Jerez, you are world champion every year’.”

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F1 Japanese GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Max Verstappen set the pace for Red Bull in FP1, which was the only representative session on Friday, as he posted a time of 1m30.056s in his RB20.

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Japan Grand Prix | Max Verstappen hopes to use Japan’s high-speed Suzuka circuit to reassert his dominance in Formula 1

Max Verstappen prepares to conquer Suzuka after a challenging start to the F1 season in Australia.

The Hindu

Mercedes F1 car feels best it has all season in Japan practice, says Hamilton

After a challenging start to the campaign where Mercedes has struggled with its W15, duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ended up fourth and fifth quickest respectively in Suzuka’s morning free practice session, which offered the only representative running with FP2 taking place in damp conditions.

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Mercedes F1 car feels best it has all season, says Hamilton

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Sargeant: Suzuka F1 crash a "silly error" I shouldn't be making in FP1

The American ran wide at the high-speed Dunlop Curve left-hander and having put his right-hand side wheels on the grass, he lost control and spun into the barrier.

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Sargeant: Suzuka F1 crash not the kind of "silly error" I should be making

The American ran wide at the high-speed Dunlop Curve left-hander and having put his right-hand side wheels on the grass, he lost control and spun into the barrier.

Autosport

The extra complications behind F1's Alonso 'brake-test' penalty debate

There was a touch of inevitability. Red Bull’s significant Suzuka upgrade has not slimmed the RB20 as predicted, with rumours Ferrari was rushing its important Imola updates scotched too on what was overall something of a slow news day on Thursday.

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2024 F1 Japanese GP results: Verstappen fastest in practice

Verstappen was fastest in Free Practice 1, lapping in 1m30.056s, while FP2 was blighted by rain showers. That was topped by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with a quickest time of 1m34.725s.

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F1 Japanese GP: Piastri tops damp FP2 for McLaren

Rain started sporadically falling in the paddock with under an hour to go ahead of FP2’s 3pm local time commencement, but this intensified with 15 minutes to go.

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F1 Japanese GP: Piastri tops FP2 as wet track curtails running

Rain started sporadically falling in the paddock with under an hour to go ahead of FP2's 3pm local time commencement, but this intensified with 15 minutes to go.

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Vowles: Sargeant chassis survived F1 Japanese GP FP1 crash intact

The Grove team still does not have a spare, as Sargeant is using the chassis that was crashed by Alex Albon in Melbourne and subsequently repaired.

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What we learned about Red Bull’s Suzuka F1 upgrades

While the revisions did not include any changes to its aggressive sidepod solution, which is a step above what any of its rivals have done so far, there was a notable tweak to the arrangements surrounding the cockpit.

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RB F1 team to give Ricciardo new chassis in China

Ricciardo has struggled to match team-mate Yuki Tsunoda this year and has suggested that something might not be right with his package.

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Verstappen’s Melbourne F1 brake failure more than just finger trouble

Verstappen retired in the opening stages of the last race in Melbourne after his brakes overheated – with it appearing that the pad had jammed on to the disc because of an issue related to the caliper.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 in FP1, Sargeant crashes

The Red Bull driver followed the red flag-enforced hiatus, produced by Logan Sargeant's crash, with a hot lap on soft tyres that eventually landed on a 1m30.056s to throw down the gauntlet for the rest of the weekend.

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Hamilton loses Australia F1 engine as Mercedes uncovers cause of failure

The seven-time world champion retired in the early stages of the race at Albert Park after his Mercedes engine shut down following sensors detecting an unspecified problem.

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Russell says Hamilton exit will give Mercedes fresh start

George Russell believes Mercedes can thrive without Lewis Hamilton, as the team looks to the future post-Hamilton era.

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2024 NASCAR Martinsville schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Martin Truex Jr. dominated the Cup race at Richmond, but a late-caution forced the event into overtime and completely changed the outcome. Truex's Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Denny Hamlin won the race off pitroad, and then held on in the two-lap dash to the checkered flag.

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Russell: Not penalising Alonso for Melbourne F1 crash would’ve opened a "can of worms"

The F1 pack has been quizzed extensively about the incident late in the race last time out in Melbourne as this weekend’s Suzuka race gets underway, with a notable split in opinions amongst the racing cohort.

Autosport

Leclerc marks 10th anniversary of Bianchi accident with tribute F1 helmet

Bianchi suffered a serious accident in closing laps of the wet 2014 Japanese GP, and passed away in July the following year from his injuries.

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Why Ferrari might not repeat Melbourne F1 form in Japan

Fans around the world would like to see a close battle between the two teams, especially after Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix in the wake of Max Verstappen's early retirement, and we didn't get to see what would have happened in a straight fight.

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Komatsu insists no ‘bull***t smokescreen’ over Haas F1 form prediction

In a media call last week, Steiner suggested that prior to his departure, the wind tunnel numbers already suggested that the VF-24 would be competitive and that the team was "wrong" to take a low-key approach when predicting its potential form.

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Japanese Grand Prix live stream: how to watch the F1 free online from anywhere – Lights Out!

Follow our guide on how to watch a Japanese Grand Prix live stream from anywhere – Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have locked out the front row for Red Bull at Suzuka Circuit.

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