Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed pole position by just 0.010s from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at Suzuka ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman received a reprimand from the stewards after a close call with McLaren’s Lando Norris on their out-laps in Q3. Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez start from the second row of the grid.
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Nyck de Vries, who impressed many in the Formula 1 paddock with his points-scoring one-off performance for Williams in the Italian Grand Prix, has been handed a full-time drive for next season. The 27-year-old, who has previously been backed by McLaren and Mercedes, will drive for Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri.
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says he is “not aware” of the team having breached Formula 1’s budget cap, amid reports they could be penalised for over-spending during the 2021 campaign. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said the alleged breaches are a “heavyweight issue” that will have implications on results from the three world championships from 2021-2023.
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Williams have announced they will part company with driver Nicholas Latifi at the end of the 2022 season. The 27 year old Canadian has spent three seasons at the Grove outfit but a failure to progress and poor performances compared to his teammates in that time period have seen the team decide to look elsewhere for 2023.
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AlphaTauri have announced Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda will remain at the team for the 2023 Formula 1 season. The 22 year old has had a turbulent career over the past two season showing glimpses of the talent that earned him a seat at the team but also needless errors that have seen him miss out on points.
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