Japanese Grand Prix
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Ericsson: Passing Bottas was ‘enough to disturb the car’
Marcus Ericsson says his Q1 crash was down to a misjudgement in passing Valtteri Bottas through the Dunlop Curve at Suzuka.
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FIA post-Japanese GP qualifying press conference
The quickest three men from qualifying; Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen, all spoke to the media after the session.
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Qualy: Hamilton’s dominance continues with Suzuka pole
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Japanese GP from pole position ahead of Valtteri Bottas as another strategy mistake cost his title rival Sebastian Vettel.
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FP3: Hamilton quickest in red-flagged practice
Lewis Hamilton went from P20 before the rain arrived to P1 after it had abated to claim the practice hat-trick at the Japanese GP while Nico Hulkenberg crashed heavily.
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Gasly: Hamilton near-miss bit of a bad situation
Pierre Gasly has explained he was slowing down to start a hot lap of his own and thought he had a “five or six seconds” gap to Lewis Hamilton, which he didn’t, resulting in their near-miss.
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Ferrari second sensor not linked to performance
Ferrari have confirmed that they have a second sensor fitted within their battery, but have rejected claims that it has led to a power loss.
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Vettel: Ferrari damaging tyres more than others
Sebastian Vettel has said Ferrari are struggling to look after their tyres after a low-key start to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
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Verstappen hated every Suzuka practice lap
Max Verstappen has said he had the “worst feeling” with his RB14 throughout both practice sessions at the Suzuka circuit.
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Gap to Ferrari in Japan ‘flatters’ Mercedes
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is not reading too much into the early lap times in Suzuka and believes Ferrari are a lot closer to them.
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McLaren and Williams destined for Q1 exit?
Two former World Champion teams continue to suffer, as both McLaren and Williams look like struggling to get out of Q1 on Saturday.