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Dominant Max Verstappen Wins Japanese GP In Red Bull One-Two | Formula 1 News
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Dominant Max Verstappen Wins Japanese GP In Red Bull One-Two | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Triple world champion Max Verstappen romped to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, leading team-mate Sergio Perez to a dominant one-two finish for Red Bull. Verstappen failed to finish in Australia a fortnight ago but he was in control for the entire race at Suzuka after starting from pole and claimed his third win from four grands prix this season. The Dutchman finished 12.535sec ahead of the Mexican Perez, who came home in front of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in dry, sunny conditions. Verstappen said "the critical bit was the start, to stay ahead"."After that, the car just got better and better," he said."Everything just went very well. It couldn't have been any better."Sainz, who triumphed in Australia, took third ahead of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who started fro...
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Max Verstappen Fastest In Dry Final Practice For Japan GP | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Fastest In Dry Final Practice For Japan GP | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen blazed round the Suzuka track in dry conditions in 1min 29.563sec.© AFPTriple world champion Max Verstappen went fastest in Saturday's final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen, who failed to finish the race in Australia a fortnight ago, blazed round the Suzuka track in dry conditions in 1min 29.563sec -- 0.269sec quicker than Perez. All the drivers went out after showers spoiled Friday's second practice and saw just five record timed laps. George Russell was third-fastest with a time of 1min 29.918, ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was fifth and McLaren's Lando Norris -- second in last year's race behind Verstappen -- was sixth.Carlos Sainz, who won in Melbourne, was seve...
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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News
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Carlos Sainz Wins Australian GP In Ferrari 1-2 After Max Verstappen’s DNF | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Carlos Sainz surged to victory at the Australian Grand Prix Sunday to snap Red Bull's winning start to the season after three-time world champion Max Verstappen sensationally failed to finish. The Spaniard, who had appendicitis surgery two weeks ago and missed the last race, took the chequered flag 2.3 seconds ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc, with McLaren's Lando Norris a bold third. It was Sainz's third grand prix win and first since Singapore last year. But it was a disastrous day for pole-sitter Verstappen, who limped out with smoke billowing from his car after being passed by front-row partner Sainz on lap two."I have smoke, blue smoke, fire, fire," the Dutchman said on the team radio before his first retirement in more than two years after what appeared to be a re...
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Max Verstappen On Pole Ahead Of Carlos Sainz At Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen On Pole Ahead Of Carlos Sainz At Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Dominant three-time world champion Max Verstappen clinched a third straight pole of the season on Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix as the flying Dutchman targets a record 10th consecutive win. In overcast conditions at Melbourne's Albert Park, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, back in the car barely two weeks after appendicitis surgery, came second in tense qualifying and will keep the Red Bull ace company on the front row."A bit unexpected today, but very happy -- both (Q3) laps felt very nice," said Verstappen, who is looking to repeat his feat from last year when he won in Australia from pole."A bit of a tricky weekend so far, Ferrari seem very quick in the long runs so that makes tomorrow exciting."The Dutchman knocked out his rivals with a flying lap of one minute 15.915, 0.270 se...
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News
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Charles Leclerc Outpaces Max Verstappen In Second Practice For Australian Grand Prix | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went quickest ahead of world champion Max Verstappen in second practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Carlos Sainz third barely two weeks after surgery. Leclerc clocked a best lap round the Albert Park circuit of one minute 17.277 seconds, 0.381 clear of Red Bull's Verstappen, who won in Melbourne last year from pole. Verstappen ran over a kerb late in first practice and damaged the floor of his car, meaning the team were still working on the issue when the second session started.The Dutchman eventually emerged as the last driver out after missing 22 minutes and he struggled initially to make inroads on medium tyres as others switched to softs.But when he made the tyre change he began flying to narrowly miss topping the timesheets.The Red B...
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Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Heavy Favourite In Melbourne As Red Bull Drama Rumbles On | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen will be heavy favourite to make it three wins from three this season as his Red Bull team attempt to put weeks of paddock intrigue behind them at the Australian Grand Prix. The Dutch three-time world champion emphatically led home teammate Sergio Perez in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, but the celebrations were overshadowed by team disunity and allegations against Christian Horner. The long-serving Red Bull boss was cleared of inappropriate conduct involving a woman colleague ahead of the season-opener in Sakhir and tried to put a lid on the drama in Jeddah.But the unnamed woman has appealed to Red Bull GmbH, the parent company of the all-conquering Formula One team.She has also reportedly lodged an official complaint to Formula One's governing body the FIA, ensuring the...
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Max Verstappen Tops Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Opening Practice | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Tops Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Opening Practice | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Three-time world champion Max Verstappen shut out the noise surrounding his Red Bull team on Thursday to clock the fastest lap  in opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen topped the times in one minute and 29.659 seconds to finish ahead of two-time former champion Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin by 0.186 seconds.  The 26-year-old Dutchman's Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez was third ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz with Lando Norris seventh for McLaren.  Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was eighth in the second Mercedes ahead of Lance Stroll, in the other Aston Martin, and Alex Albon of Williams. On a hot day at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, a high-speed smooth-surfaced track that makes very different deman...
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Max Verstappen Cruises To ‘Unbelievable’ Red Bull One-Two In Bahrain | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Cruises To ‘Unbelievable’ Red Bull One-Two In Bahrain | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Three-time world champion Max Verstappen began his title defence in flawless fashion on Saturday when he guided his Red Bull team to a crushing one-two triumph, ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, at the Bahrain Grand Prix. In a statement of emphatic superiority, the 26-year-old Dutchman came home 22.5 seconds clear of Perez, who started from fifth, to ease some of the pressure on team boss Christian Horner. Pole sitter Verstappen held off the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc to lead into the first corner, and it was business as usual from there to the flag as he enjoyed the perfect start to his quest for a fourth consecutive title.By claiming the 33rd pole of his career, fastest lap and race win, Verstappen delivered the 12th 'hat-trick' of his career leaving only the seven-time champions...
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends | Formula 1 News
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc Tops Times As F1 Testing Ends | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the fastest time as Formula One's winter testing ended Friday on the same Sakhir circuit which will stage the season opener next week but he admitted world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull have "a good head start". Leclerc was 0.046sec ahead of George Russell's Mercedes while China's Zhou Guanyu was a surprise third fastest in a Sauber. Verstappen, the overwhelming favourite to make it four titles in a row in 2024, was only fourth fastest with Japan's Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls rounding out the top five. However, Verstappen opted to drive on sof...
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Max Verstappen Dominates Testing As Toto Wolff Says Christian Horner Probe ‘Issue For All F1’ | Formula 1 News
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Max Verstappen Dominates Testing As Toto Wolff Says Christian Horner Probe ‘Issue For All F1’ | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday. The Red Bull driver was more than a second faster than Lando Norris in a McLaren with Carlos Sainz, about to start his final year as a Ferrari driver, in third spot at the Sakhir track where the season-opener takes place on March 2. Sainz will lose his seat at Ferrari to seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton who is entering his last campaign behind the wheel of a Mercedes. Hamilton will be...
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