Christian Horner has defended the Red Bull young driver scheme following criticism for dropping Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi at Toro Rosso read more »
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Red Bull have defended their young driver programme after criticism over the sacking of both drivers from feeder team Toro Rosso. read more »
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Helmut Marko has defended the decision to drop both 2011 Toro Rosso drivers in favour of an all new line-up, claiming that Buemi and Alguersuari had had enough time to prove... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has defended his habit of regularly changing his F1 helmet livery. The back to back world champion uses several designs in a single season, which according to... read more »
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BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended the controversial decision which saw the British broadcaster race a behind the scenes deal with Sky. read more »
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Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, has defended the organisation¿s decision to split the F1 broadcasting rights with Sky... read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne defends Toro Rosso for changing its drivers for the 2012 F1 season read more »
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BBC director general Mark Thompson defends the decision to share TV coverage in the UK with Sky from the 2012 F1 season onwards read more »
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Jean-Eric Vergne has defended Dr Helmut Marko after the Red Bull driver manager ousted Toro Rosso’s entire lineup for the 2012 season. Rookie Frenchman Vergne as well... read more »
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The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has defended his and the corporations decision to share its coverage of Formula 1 with Sky Sports from next read more »
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The BBC has defended its decision to split Formula One's UK broadcasting rights with Sky in 2012 and revealed it will save the corporation £150 million by 2018 read more »
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BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended the decision for Formula 1 television coverage to be shared with Sky from next year - claiming any other deal would have been... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has jumped to the defence of his management team, saying the stick they have received has been "massively unfair"... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has launched a vigorous defence of his XIX Entertainment management team in the wake of criticism from Formula 1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his management team after Bernie Ecclestone branded the way he was being managed a "disaster" read more »
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Dany Bahar, chief executive of the Lotus Group, has defended Renault's approach to its drivers after Kimi Raikkonen hurt his wrist in a skidoo accident read more »
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Jenson Button has defended Lewis Hamilton's season, saying that he improved throughout the year rather than Hamilton underperforming read more »
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Jenson Button believes the change in the competitive balance at McLaren this season was more due to him improving than Lewis Hamilton's form declining read more »
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Williams driver Pastor Maldonado has defended his blue flag infringements during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in which he was penalised twice. The Venezuelan driver blocked read more »
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Johnny Herbert insists Felipe Massa was the guilty party during his run-in with Lewis Hamilton at the Indian Grand Prix... read more »
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Ross Brawn defends those teams who elect not to run in the final stage of F1 qualifying read more »
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Paul di Resta has defended Force India's decision not to run in Q3, saying it is their best strategy to secure points on a Sunday... read more »
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Paul di Resta thinks it is wrong that teams like Force India are being criticised for electing not to run in Q3 sometimes because of tactical reasons. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has defended his management following his recent woes both on and off the track... read more »
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While Bernie Ecclestone widely dismisses FOTA, claiming that the teams will never be fully united, McLaren's Jonathan Neale is adamant that the teams' alliance is... 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 |
