Christian Horner has defended Adrian Newey's bold design for Red Bull's hitherto-malfunctioning RB10 and insisted the car's flaws are "nothing major". read more »
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FIA Race Director Charlie Whiting has defended DRS despite fans claims that it makes overtaking too easy. read more »
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FIA race director Charlie Whiting has spoken about the need for increased safety in F1, and defended the concept of DRS to improve the racing... read more »
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FIA race director Charlie Whiting has defended the use of the DRS in Formula 1 amid criticism that it makes it too easy to overtake. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel was officially crowned the 2013 Formula 1 World Champion during the FIA's annual end of year gala in Paris on Friday. The Red Bull driver, along with his... read more »
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There was stunned silence when Mark Webber defended his start at last weekend's United States Grand Prix in front of a room full of journalists at Interlagos today. read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone defended himself at the High Court in London against allegations that he made a "corrupt" payment to protect his position in F1... read more »
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Christian Horner has defended Sebastian Vettel's post-race doughnut celebrations at the Indian Grand Prix, saying it was a shame that the stewards decided to reprimanded... read more »
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Stefano Domenicali has defended Ferari's "little digs at Red Bull" and also feels Fernando Alonso overstepped the mark with his criticism of the team... read more »
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McLaren aren't in any rush to confirm whether Sergio Perez will be retained for 2014 but team principal Martin Whitmarsh backed the Mexican following a disappointing... read more »
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McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has defended Sergio Perez after his incident-filled Japanese Grand Prix weekend read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended Mercedes' strategy decision to keep him out at the end of his second stint at the Korean Grand Prix, even though his pace had fallen away. read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg believes he drove one of his best races ever after he equalled his best finishing position of fourth, allowing him to jump up to 11th in the championship table.... read more »
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FIA driver steward Derek Warwick has defended the penalties handed out to Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso in Singapore read more »
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FIA driver steward Derek Warwick has defended the decision to reprimand Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso following Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. Both were punished by... read more »
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Singapore GP steward Derek Warwick has defended the decision to issue reprimands to Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso for their post-race 'lift' and insisted "it... read more »
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Ferrari did not record the finish they wanted, but it was in line with what the team expected after practice. Fernando Alonso defended his position throughout the race to... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has defended the race strategy Ferrari used in the German Grand Prix even though he finished off the podium in Sunday's race. read more »
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McLaren sporting director Sam Michael has defended Sergio Perez's driving in the Monaco Grand Prix following criticism from fellow drivers read more »
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McLaren Sporting Director Sam Michael has staunchly defended Sergio Perez in wake of the barrage of stinging criticism levelled at the Mexican from fellow drivers since the... read more »
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Christian Horner has defended Ferrari for the test it carried out with Pirelli prior to the Spanish Grand Prix read more »
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Christian Horner has defended Ferrari, amid the controversy about ‘secret’ Pirelli tyre tests conducted by the famous Italian team as well as Mercedes. Red... read more »
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Pirelli has defended its private test with Mercedes at the Circuit de Catalunya earlier this month, claiming it did not benefit Mercedes and was focused on 2014 tyre compounds only read more »
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Pirelli have defended themselves in the ongoing tyre test debate, insisting they acted "professionally, with transparency and in absolute good faith"... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone has defended Pirelli and says drivers have to "start thinking about how to win races" as a result of the challenging tyre situation read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |