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A surprisingly sedate 16-lap Moto3 grand prix kicked off the race action on Sunday, which saw Leopard Honda’s Jaume Masia emerge as the runaway victor. Getting off the line from pole the strongest, Masia and Intact GP Husqvarna’s Ayumu Sasaki quickly broke away from the rest of the pack as the anticipated massive slipstream group battle never emerged on the Buddh International Circuit. Masia continued to hold firm as the race reached its closing stages, with Sasaki eventually dropping back into the clutches of team-mate Collin Veijer and the SIC58 Honda of Kaito Toba . A tight scrap emerged between that trio over the final podium places and ended in disaster as the Intact GP duo collided. Having passed Toba earlier on the final lap, Veijer launched a successful raid on Sasaki for second. Sasaki outbraked Veijer on the way into Turn 12 but ran wide doing so and connected with his team-mate. Veijer crashed out while Toba was able to take second from Sasaki. … [Read more...] about MotoGP Indian GP: Full Moto2 and Moto3 race results

The Dutchman saw off an early assault from the two McLarens at the start of the race and lived up to Lando Norris' pre-race prediction that the Woking team would have little answer to the Dutchman if he led beyond Turn 2. Verstappen crossed the line 19.3s clear of Norris, having been considerably out of reach across the 53-lap race at Suzuka beyond the opening laps. The only moments of close action that the championship leader faced were in his defence of the lead into the first corner, as he pulled across to the inside of the corner to ward off any threat from fellow front-row starter Oscar Piastri. Norris then placed his car on the outside, but could not get enough purchase into the second corner to come up for air with the lead, but displaced Piastri nonetheless in the process. The Briton then attempted to challenge Verstappen on a subsequent restart after a lap 1 safety car was produced to clear debris resulting from a clash between Valtteri Bottas and Alex Albon - … [Read more...] about F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on verge of title after win as Red Bull secures crown

Max Verstappen will start from pole position as Red Bull stand on the brink of a sixth constructors' championship. Should the Dutchman and team-mate Sergio Perez combine to outscore Mercedes , the title will be secured at Suzuka. Oscar Piastri became the first rookie to qualify on the front row since Nico Hulkenberg in 2010, and he is followed by his McLaren counterpart Lando Norris in third. The Ferrari paring of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz sandwich Segio Perez to round out the top six, with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton just behind. The Japanese Grand Prix will get under way at 6am BST. … [Read more...] about F1 live: The Japanese GP as it happened

Verstappen’s lead was challenged on the run to the first corner by the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri but he clung on to his advantage and dominated from there. Piastri got ahead of Norris when he benefited from a virtual safety car while in the pits, but Norris was faster in the middle stages of the race, so McLaren swapped their positions. Mercedes ’ George Russell looked to be a threat to McLaren’s 2-3, due to gambling on a one-stop strategy, but was passed in the late stages by Piastri, Charles Leclerc ( Ferrari ), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari). 2023 F1 Japanese Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Gap 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 53 - 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 53 -19.387 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 53 -36.494 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 53 -43.998 … [Read more...] about 2023 F1 Japanese GP results: Verstappen beats McLaren duo

Verstappen was largely unchallenged throughout the Suzuka race en route to a commanding win but faced a battle against the fast-starting pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris into the first corner. Front-row starter Piastri flanked Verstappen as the race began with third-placed Norris on the Dutchman's left, which Verstappen reckoned gave him limited space to work with to ward them both off. Explaining his defensive efforts, Verstappen explained that both McLaren cars had made a "jump" off the line and that keeping the inside line from Piastri's clutches was his first port of call. "Of course, the start was a bit tight in the first two corners, but after that, the car was very nice to drive again," Verstappen said. "I saw in the right mirror that Oscar had a little bit of a jump on me, but then at the same time, I saw in my left mirror that Lando had a real jump on me. "I tried to close off Oscar but he was still there, and then I saw on the left side Lando coming … [Read more...] about Verstappen explains “tight” McLaren battle into F1 Japanese GP first corner

Retiring from the Japanese Grand Prix a third of the way through, Sergio Perez was back on track for Red Bull in an unusual decision from the team… Perez had a chaotic race at Suzuka, with the Mexican driver getting caught up in a first-lap incident that resulted in damage to his RB19. Attempting to thread the needle between the two Ferraris and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, Perez picked up front wing damage that necessitated a front wing change as the Safety Car was deployed due to debris on the track. He picked up a time penalty for a Safety Car infringement during this phase, having overtaken cars both coming into the pits and exiting while the field were slowed for the hazard on track. Upon the race resuming, Perez was attempting a fightback when he collided with Haas’ Kevin Magnussen in what was an ill-judged overtaking attempt at the hairpin – Perez being given a second five-second time penalty for the incident. Sergio Perez retires from the Japanese Grand Prix Perez … [Read more...] about Why Sergio Perez rejoined the Japanese GP after retiring 20 laps earlier

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Suzuka. Driver performance summary Driver Q stage Q pos. Q gap to team mate GP grid pos. GP pos. Max Verstappen Q3 1 -0.773s 1 1 Sergio Perez Q3 5 +0.773s 5 Not classified Charles Leclerc Q3 4 -0.308s 4 4 Carlos Sainz Jnr Q3 6 +0.308s 6 6 Lewis Hamilton Q3 7 -0.311s 7 5 George Russell Q3 8 +0.311s 8 7 Esteban Ocon Q2 14 +0.077s 14 9 Pierre Gasly Q2 12 -0.077s 12 10 Lando Norris Q3 3 +0.035s 3 2 Oscar Piastri Q3 2 -0.035s 2 3 Valtteri Bottas Q1 16 -0.349s 16 Not classified Zhou Guanyu Q1 19 +0.349s 19 13 … [Read more...] about Vote for your 2023 Japanese Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend

In the closing laps of last weekend's street race in the Marina Bay track, Sainz slowed down to give DRS to the following Lando Norris in an attempt to keep George Russell and Lewis Hamilton behind on their fresher tyres. In the end, the ploy worked, and Sainz and Norris finished first and second, with Hamilton taking third after Russell crashed on the last lap. At Suzuka, the positions were reversed with Sainz catching up with Russell and Hamilton, who were running fifth and sixth. On older tyres, Russell was told to invert the positions and let Hamilton through, and Russell then asked if Hamilton could in turn give him DRS and help him to defend from Sainz. Hamilton responded "understood" but the strategy only worked briefly before Sainz got past Russell, having told his team "They are using my tricks against me!" Sainz admitted that he found the scenario unfolding in front of him amusing. "Yeah, I found it [funny], actually," he said when asked by … [Read more...] about Sainz “laughing in the car” as Mercedes repeated DRS trick in Japan

Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri finished second and third at Suzuka as McLaren scored its first double podium of the season. McLaren started the season with a pair of scoreless races but has since developed the MCL60 into what is more often than not the second-best car on the grid, behind only Red Bull's constructors' championship-winning RB19. Although Norris finished 19 seconds off Verstappen in the race, team-mate Piastri was comfortably clear of fourth-placed Charles Leclerc at the chequered flag as he scored his first F1 podium. "Another amazing day for us," said Norris. "P2 and P3, so we couldn't have asked for any more. "The team did an amazing job. My start was very good. I almost had Max, but Max is Max as well. I didn't have a lot of chance in Turn 2, but I tried. "The pace was extremely strong today, compared to everyone. And I mean, we're not close to Max, but we're not miles away either. So it was a very good day. I'm very happy also for Oscar, his … [Read more...] about Norris says McLaren “not miles away” from Verstappen after P2 in Japan