A soaking wet Friday has shaken up the Formula 1 order ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, with an unexpected Mercedes 1-2 headed by George Russell. But with conditions set to be changeable throughout the weekend, could the unknown factors be pivotal come Sunday at Suzuka?
Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner says Mick Schumacher's crash during first Japanese GP practice was simply "self-inflicted", despite the German driver blaming spray from a car in front.
George Russell headed a Mercedes 1-2 in a sodden second practice ahead of Formula 1's 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was eighth tenths adrift and Charles Leclerc struggled.
NASCAR has rejected a new revenue-sharing proposal offered by a negotiating team representing Cup Series organizations that it says would improve Cup Series teams’ long-term fiscal sustainability.
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Perez: Latin drivers face more criticism in Formula 1
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Schumacher blames spray for Japanese GP FP1 crash
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Van Gisbergen stripped of Bathurst 1000 pole chance
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F1 results: George Russell fastest in Japanese GP practice on Friday
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Double 500cc world champion Phil Read dies aged 83
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Bathurst 1000: Waters slides to provisional pole
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Japanese GP: Alonso fastest in wet first F1 practice at Suzuka
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Japanese GP practice as it happened
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How the FIA should punish any breaches of the F1 cost cap
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The signs the old Marquez is really back to trouble his MotoGP rivals
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How Rally New Zealand encapsulated record-breaking Rovanpera’s WRC title charge
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Singapore Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2022
A testing return to the Singapore Grand Prix in tricky conditions created plenty of hazards and mistakes for the Formula 1 drivers to fall into. That partly explains a number of low scores, including from a handful of high profile runners, allowing others to take a starring role under the floodlights
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Max Verstappen | 341 pts |
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Charles Leclerc | 237 pts |
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Sergio Perez | 235 pts |
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Red Bull Racing | 576 pts |
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Ferrari | 439 pts |
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Mercedes | 373 pts |