Lando Norris has insisted he did not take a "risk" with the decision to stay on slicks as rain fell that ultimately cost him a maiden F1 victory. read more »
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Late rain in Russia enabled Max Verstappen to jump from seventh to second and claim a podium despite the Red Bull driver starting twentieth and last. read more »
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Refusing to let Lando Norris shoulder all the blame for tyre call, McLaren boss, Andreas Seidl insists it was a team decision. read more »
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Hear what Lando Norris had to say after coming tantalisingly close to his first ever F1 win, before late rain and a decision not to pit handed victory to Lewis Hamilton in... read more »
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Norris was closing in on a maiden grand prix victory after controlling proceedings from pole position before a late rain shower turned the race on its head.Norris opted to stay... read more »
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Hamilton scored his 100th grand prix victory after capitalising on a late rain shower in Sochi to beat McLaren's Lando Norris, switching to intermediates with three laps... read more »
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Lando Norris was "devastated" to miss out on a maiden Formula 1 win as he and McLaren were left to rue the "wrong decision" to stay out on dry tyres as the... read more »
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Norris led for much of Sunday's race at Sochi, taking the lead on lap 14 from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and returning to the head of the pack following the pitstop... read more »
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A "devastated" Lando Norris has stood by his decision to stay out on a wet track with slicks despite seeing victory in the Russian Grand Prix gut-wrenchingly slip... read more »
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Lando Norris claimed his first ever F1 Pole Position in tricky, changeable conditions in Sochi. Listen in as the critical decision to swap tyres is made. For more F1® videos,... read more »
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The 22-year-old Chinese driver is understood to be favourite to become Valtteri Bottas's team-mate at Alfa in 2022, with a decision set to be made in the next few... read more »
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Final practice at the Russian Grand Prix is cancelled because of heavy rain in Sochi. read more »
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Guenther Steiner has hinted at "long-term agreements" between Mick Schumacher and Ferrari as to why Haas had to wait to confirm its driver line-up for 2022. read more »
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Bottas ends the opening day at the Russian Grand Prix on top with Hamilton and Gasly behind. Championship leader Verstappen ended the day sixth after Red Bull make a big decision. read more »
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Helmut Marko has outlined the rationale behind Red Bull's decision to take Max Verstappen's engine penalty at the Russian Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen says "a lot of question marks" still remain over whether Red Bull will decide to replace his power unit and take a grid penalty at Formula 1's... read more »
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Among only a few teams still developing their 2021 car, James Key firmly believes McLaren's decision to chase P3 will not hurt their 2022 competitiveness. read more »
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Hamilton and Verstappen are separated by just five points at the top of the F1 drivers' championship, with Bottas a distant 85 points off the lead in third place.Mercedes... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has revealed Aston Martin's F1 title potential lay at the heart of his decision to continue with the team in 2022. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel insists he is still excited by the prospect of racing in Formula 1, which made it an easy decision to extend his spell with Aston Martin. read more »
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Most people associate an F1 'strategy' with the call to pit and the decision of which tyres to fit. But you need to take many steps back to really see the wider work... read more »
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Why hasn't F1 changed to a different type of engine for 2022? After all, they're changing a huge amount of the car, including a whole new aero concept. Formula 1 has... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas drops by for a chat as F1 prepares to return to the Sochi Autodrom. The track holds happy memories for the Finn: it’s where he took his first F1 victory, and he... read more »
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Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto would like Alfa Romeo to retain Antonio Giovinazzi for 2022, but they will not push to make it happen. read more »
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The decision to keep Yuki Tsunoda for another year has been criticised by many, but all things considered it is the right call. 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 |