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Formula 1

Esteban Ocon Heads Sergio Pérez in Final Practice for São Paulo Grand Prix

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
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Esteban Ocon led the way in the final practice session of the São Paulo Grand Prix weekend on Saturday ahead of the Sprint race later in the day.

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Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel: “It is a shame because I thought we could have got through”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Sebastian Vettel will start his final Sprint race of his Formula 1 career from thirteenth on the grid after finding himself eliminated in Q2 during Friday’s Qualifying session in Brazil.
Formula 1

Pierre Gasly: “We took the risk in Q1, as the first to fit the Slicks, and it really paid off”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Pierre Gasly was the first to gamble on slick tyres in Q1, and his move prompted the rest of the field to follow suit as he immediately found time in the dry weather tyres.
Formula 1

Alexander Albon: “We were only a couple tenths behind P5, so I’m really proud”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Alexander Albon missed out on Q3 by the smallest of margins as he qualified eleventh in Brazil, while team-mate Nicholas Latifi will start the Sprint race in sixteenth.
Formula 1

Esteban Ocon: “We’ll need to be at our best to take home the valuable points on offer”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso will line up sixth and seventh for the São Paulo Grand Prix after coming through a tricky Qualifying session on Friday.
Formula 1

Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies: “We got some calls just right and others less so”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Ferrari will see their drivers start fifth and tenth in Saturday’s Sprint race in Brazil after a mediocre Qualifying performance on Friday.
Formula 1

Carlos Sainz Jr.: “A tough day for the team in a tricky qualifying”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
1 Mins read
Neither Carlos Sainz Jr. nor Charles Leclerc were happy after Qualifying for the São Paulo Grand Prix on Friday.
Formula 1

McLaren’s Andrea Stella on São Paulo Qualifying Result: “For us, it was a bittersweet afternoon”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
1 Mins read
It was a mixed bag of results for McLaren in Friday’s Qualifying session in São Paulo, with Lando Norris fourth and Daniel Ricciardo fourteenth.
Formula 1

Lando Norris: “I feel like I did a good job all day, even with how I’ve been feeling”

By Paul Hensby
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Despite suffering the after effects of a bout of food poisoning, Lando Norris was able to qualify fourth on the grid for the sprint race in Brazil on Friday.
Formula 1

Red Bull's Christian Horner: "Well done to Kevin Magnussen and Haas on pole"

By Joe Briley
November 12, 2022
1 Mins read
Christian Horner gives his thoughts on Red Bull’s qualifying session, which saw Max Verstappen qualify on the front row but Sergio Pérez only ninth.
FIA World Rally Championship

Rally Japan lead change as Neuville passes Evans for overnight lead

By Pontus Lindroos
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
With the penultimate day of 2022 completed it is now Thierry Neuville who has taken over the lead in Japan
Formula 1

Max Verstappen: "I locked up into turn eight which cost me pole today"

By Joe Briley
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez shared their thoughts after qualifying for the São Paulo Grand Prix on Friday.
Formula 1

Haas' Guenther Steiner: “It’s a great moment for Haas F1 Team, we’ve waited seven years for this”

By Darius Needham
November 12, 2022
3 Mins read
Haas F1 Team Principal, Guenther Steiner reflected on a momentous day for the whole team as Kevin Magnussen claimed his first ever Pole Position in F1.
Formula 1

Kevin Magnussen: “It’s Incredible, I want to say thank you to Gene Haas, Guenther and the whole team”

By Darius Needham
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
Haas F1 Team drivers Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher reflected on their contrasting days as Magnussen claimed his first Pole Position in F1.
WRC2

BREAKING: GR Yaris Rally2 officially revealed in Japan

By Pontus Lindroos
November 12, 2022
1 Mins read
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT has now officially revealed the all-new Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 to the public in Rally Japan
NASCAR

NASCAR alumni Austin Theriault, Hermie Sadler enter political realm

By Justin Nguyen
November 12, 2022
2 Mins read
As 2017 ARCA champion Austin Theriault won election into the Maine House of Representatives, NASCAR Cup Xfinity race winner Hermie Sadler is pursuing a State Senate seat in Virginia in 2023.
Formula 1

Mercedes’ Toto Wolff: Brazil brought “a tricky qualifying session where each part had its own challenges”

By Ashley Cline
November 12, 2022
1 Mins read
After a turbulent qualifying in Sao Paulo, Mercedes’ George Russell and Lewis Hamilton qualified third and eighth, respectively.
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