McLaren technical director James Key has explained how the team will prepare for this year's sprint qualifying trials. read more »
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Describing the FIA's approach to the "bendy" wings issue as "half-baked", Mercedes boss, Toto Wolff warns of potential protests. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has sided with McLaren's standpoint over Formula 1's flexi-wing debate, arguing that the FIA's delayed clampdown leaves teams in... read more »
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Sergio Perez says he is "delighted" with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko's "direct" feedback, knowing where he stands after every performance. read more »
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Mick Schumacher has given some further insight into how he operates as a Formula 1 driver, using a triangular approach to measure his success with the car. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas realises the weight of expectation on his shoulders around winning a World Championship - and says he needs to be more selfish to achieve it. read more »
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The controversy surrounding a run of penalties that Max Verstappen has suffered this year for track limit breaches had prompted calls from Red Bull in particular for there to... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has conceded Alpine F1 was "too brave" with its one-stop strategy in the Spanish Grand Prix, but has defended the team for its risky approach. read more »
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Charles Leclerc says he took what he learnt from last time out at Portimao to produce another impressive Formula 1 qualifying display for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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The Black Arrows squad regularly takes the middle compound tyre in qualifying to give it more strategic options in races, where the yellow-walled rubber is also generally more... read more »
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The Ferrari driver emerged from the second free practice session at Barcelona as the closest challenger to Mercedes after a strong day's running in which he lapped just... read more »
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Charles Leclerc said he would change his approach to a race weekend after Portimao, and at the Spanish GP he was already seeing benefits. read more »
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Charles Leclerc says he has no intentions of changing how he tackles Formula 1 race weekends after an "inconsistent" Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Red Bull has been left annoyed that penalties have cost Verstappen a race win, a pole position and a fastest lap point so far this season.The team's motorsport advisor... read more »
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Charles Leclerc said he is "getting used" to hard-working drivers at Ferrari, but his different approach does not mean less commitment. read more »
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The British driver's success at the Algarve circuit was possible thanks to the work Mercedes has had to do to get on top of its early balance issues, plus a different rear... read more »
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George Russell says he will be adopting a "maximum attack" approach as he targets his first Formula 1 points for Williams in the Portuguese Grand Prix. read more »
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Sky F1's Nico Rosberg believes Lewis Hamilton will start to approach Max Verstappen differently in wheel-to-wheel combat now the Dutchman has emerged as a chief title rival. read more »
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has praised Formula 1's approach to implementing new ideas to a race weekend, stating the sprint race plan sprouted from listening to fans. F1 will... read more »
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At a time his Father - Max, the originator of the infamous 'Verstappen-slappen - warns the title fight with Lewis Hamilton could boil over, Max appears to be taking a more... read more »
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Max Verstappen looks to finally have a car that could take him to F1 title glory, so why doesn't he want to talk about it? read more »
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Max Verstappen has explained that he will tweak his approach if required this year owing to the knowledge that he has a chance of fighting for the Formula 1 title. Red Bull has... read more »
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Bottas and Russell collided at high-speed on the approach to Turn 2 midway through the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix while battling for ninth place, causing a huge crash that... read more »
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Yuki Tsunoda says he will lower his expectations for this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix in the wake of his difficult display at the previous event at Imola. Tsunoda... read more »
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While George Russell insists that he will not be changing his approach following the recent race at Imola, Yuki Tsunoda, who had a nightmare weekend, will be. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |