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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen dominates opening practice

Nearly a week on from Red Bull’s humbling in Singapore, Verstappen utterly dominated the early stages, heading the times from his first flier, a 1m33.719s set on the hard tyres that no one else could get anywhere near as the pack was split across the harder tyre compounds.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen dominant in FP1 as Red Bull hunt constructors' crown

Nearly a week on from Red Bull’s humbling in Singapore, Verstappen utterly dominated the early stages – not only leading the pack out of the pack but heading the times from his first flier, a 1m33.719s set on the hard tyres that no one else could get anywhere near as…

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Ferrari brings new F1 floor to Japan in bid to boost efficiency

With the team chasing further success after its triumph in Singapore last weekend, it is evaluating a revamped floor configuration at Suzuka.

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Japanese GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

As the Red Bull mechanic scans the underside of the RB19, we are treated to a view of the floor fences on the other side of the car, which shows how twisted they are along their vertical axis and how they interact with the curvature of the floor.

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Russell will keep "rolling the dice" despite Singapore F1 crash

Russell says he has adopted such an approach after changing his mindset this year from playing "the long game" and collecting points to going all out for the big results.

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Russell will keep "rolling the dice" after mindset change despite Singapore F1 crash

Russell says he has adopted such an approach after changing his mindset this year from playing "the long game" and collecting points to going all out for the big results.

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Magazine: F1 Singapore GP review, AMABA finalists revealed

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F1 Form Guide: Japanese Grand Prix

Formula One finally had a different look last weekend when Red Bull was finally defeated and Carlos Sainz won for Ferrari in a nose-to-tail three-team finish – but does that mean the reigning champions’ dominance is over? Probably not.

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Hamilton: "Something's up" if Red Bull doesn't dominate at Suzuka

Red Bull suffered a mysterious lack of performance at last weekend's Singapore race, which led to both drivers dropping out of qualifying in the second phase as neither Max Verstappen nor Sergio Perez could improve on their final Q2 laps.

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Hamilton: "Something's up" if Red Bull doesn't win F1 Japanese GP by 30 seconds

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Red Bull's rivals expect immediate F1 bounce back at Suzuka

A raised ride height for the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit put the RB19 out of its comfort zone last weekend. Max Verstappen recovered from 11th to fifth as Sergio Perez scrapped to eighth.

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Why TV cameras didn't show Mercedes celebrating Hamilton's Singapore F1 podium

With team-mate George Russell crashing out on the final lap at Marina Bay last weekend, chasing team-mate Hamilton claimed the final spot on the podium after the duo's aggressive late switch to medium tyres in a bid to challenge for victory.

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Record spike in insurance firms ripping off drivers over value of their car

Exclusive: Drivers of BMW, Mercedes and Land Rover cars are worst affected with underpayments of £1,000, according to research

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Red Bull's F1 rivals expect it to bounce back immediately in Japan

A raised ride height for the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit put the RB19 out of its comfort zone last weekend. Max Verstappen recovered from 11th to fifth as Sergio Perez scrapped to eighth.

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Schumacher can remain Mercedes F1 reserve amid Alpine WEC links

European F3 and FIA F2 champion Schumacher was dropped by the Haas F1 team at the end of 2022 owing to a brace of seven-figure car-splitting crashes that forced the team to abandon upgrades to meet its budgets.

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Mercedes: No qualms about throwing away “really fast” W14 F1 car

The German car manufacturer came close to delivering a victory in Singapore last weekend as a strategy masterstroke gave George Russell and Lewis Hamilton a shot at grabbing the win.

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Why does Singapore throw a spanner in the works for F1’s 'super teams'?

As the RB19s rolled out for FP1 on Friday, it swiftly became apparent that the cars had fallen out of their hitherto very wide operating window. Max Verstappen called his ride “undrivable” as he lacked confidence when hitting the brakes only to then turn in and find wayward cornering balance.

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Wolff: Russell error will be engraved after 99.99% fantastic F1 Singapore GP

A pitstop for medium Pirellis gave Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton the tyre advantage in the closing stages at Marina Bay as they piled the pressure on leader Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris for victory.

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Why new flexi floor suspicions have kicked off in Formula 1

So, it was little wonder that Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, whose team has been dominant in F1 2023 up until now, found himself having to repeatedly dismiss any suggestions that his squad’s struggles were related to new FIA stipulations over the wings.

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Why new flexi-floor suspicions have kicked off in Formula 1

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Some Tesla Model Y Owners Return To Gas-Powered SUVs And Trucks: Report

Some Tesla Model Y owners return to buying gas cars, while Model S owners go for the Lucid Air or Mercedes-Benz EQS.

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Vowles: Perez "lunge" on Albon could prove costly for Williams F1 team

The Marina Bay track wasn't expected to suit Williams but Albon had a solid race, and a stop for new tyres under the Virtual Safety Car, mirroring the strategy used by Mercedes, gave him extra pace in the latter stages of the race.

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10 things we learned at the 2023 F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Red Bull was finally toppled in the 2023 Formula 1 season, as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz brilliantly won this year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

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Vowles: Perez “lunge” on Albon could prove costly for Williams F1 team

The Marina Bay track wasn’t expected to suit Williams but Albon had a solid race, and a stop for new tyres under the Virtual Safety Car – mirroring the strategy used by Mercedes – gave him extra pace in the latter stages of the race.

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F1: Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to miss Japan GP

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will be absent from this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix as he undergoes knee surgery.

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