Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has jumped to the defence of his protege George Russell after the Williams driver crashed out of the Emilia Romagna GP read more »
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Pierre Gasly reckons Sergio Perez deserved a reprimand for blocking him at the Portuguese GP as his defence was a "bit sketchy". read more »
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Sergio Perez has been reprimanded by the Portuguese Grand Prix stewards for a "potentially dangerous movement" in defending against Pierre Gasly. read more »
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Racing Point’s Sergio Perez has been handed a reprimand for his robust defence on Pierre Gasly towards the end of the Portuguese Grand Prix, putting him one further reprimand... read more »
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Lance Stroll has vigorously defended his decision not to take an additional Covid-19 test when he felt unwell during the recent Eifel Grand Prix. read more »
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Christian Horner has issued an impassioned defence of Alex Albon after Lewis Hamilton's claims that Red Bull needed both drivers challenging at the front in F1 2020 - with... read more »
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FIA race director Michael Masi has given a staunch defence of the kerbing used during Formula 1 events following an incident that left Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael with a... read more »
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F1 MD, Ross Brawn has leapt to the defence of Amazon Web Services analysis of the fastest F1 drivers since 1983. read more »
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Racing Point's co-owner Lawrence Stroll has launched a robust defence of his team and says any accusations of cheating from rivals are "completely unacceptable",... read more »
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Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer has launched a staunch defence over the creation of their RP20, singling out Haas and AlphaTauri in the process. read more »
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Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer has offered a staunch defence of his team amid their central role in F1's rising off-track controversy, telling Sky Sports they are set... read more »
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes there could be other issues surrounding the legality of the Racing Point cars following the FIA's verdict on their brake ducts. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo has said he will raise Romain Grosjean's defensive moves from the British GP at the next drivers' briefing. read more »
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Though he was handed an official warning, Romain Grosjean insists he doesn't regret his robust defence of his position during the British Grand Prix. read more »
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Christian Horner has leapt to Alex Albon's defence, saying recent criticism of the driver is both "unwarranted and unfair". read more »
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Williams F1 driver George Russell has leapt to Alex Albon's defence, adding he is "being made to look like an idiot" by Red Bull. read more »
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Sergio Perez was forced to point out five times he has a contract with Racing Point in defence against a barrage of questions regarding the possibility of Sebastian Vettel... read more »
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Christian Horner has leapt to the defence of Alex Albon, saying criticism of the driver shows how quickly people "forget things". read more »
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Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton started his title defence in style by posting the quickest lap with a time of 1m04.816. The Briton was followed by his team-mate Valtteri... read more »
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While managing to successfully defend a Formula 1 world title is an incredibly difficult task, there have been several occasions in F1’s history where a failed title defence... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone has jumped to Ferrari's defence, saying it is "always the same in F1", one team does well, the others throw out accusations. read more »
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto launched a stern defence after Max Verstappen cheekily suggested that the Scuderia had been prevented from "cheating" at the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo have spoken out in defence of Max Verstappen's driving style after Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel led criticism of the Red Bull... read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has come to the defence of Max Verstappen on the back of his driver's controversial moves at the Mexican Grand Prix. The post Horner on... read more »
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Although Christian Horner says it was a "great shame" that Max Verstappen lost his Mexican GP pole position, the Red Bull boss didn't exactly launch a staunch... 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 |