Piastri departed from pole after topping Saturday's sprint shootout, but having started on mediums the Australian was passed by the soft tyre-shod Mercedes of George... read more »
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Mercedes' George Russell passed polewinner and early leader Piastri soon after a restart on lap three, but Russell's pace on softer tyres fell away as the sprint... read more »
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Oscar Piastri started on pole after being quickest in the earlier sprint shootout, with his McLaren team-mate alongside him on the front-row. The top three, including Max... read more »
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George Russell went fastest in the first sprint qualifying session at the Qatar Grand Prix, as the Mercedes star recorded an unbeaten time of 1:25.413s to top the timesheets. read more »
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Max Verstappen has criticised the newly resurfaced track at the Lusail circuit, claiming it didn't allow the drivers to "push a tiny bit more" during qualifying... read more »
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George Russell has hailed the "exceptional" qualifying turnaround on his side of the Mercedes garage after he secured a front-row start for Sunday's Qatar Grand... read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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George Russell says he is "extremely confident" Mercedes will avoid making the same mistakes as they look to hunt down Red Bull heading into F1 2024. read more »
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Behind polesitter Max Verstappen, who will land his third title if he scores three points in the Saturday sprint race at Losail, Mercedes drivers George Russell and Hamilton... read more »
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Verstappen will start ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each... read more »
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Max Verstappen will start the Qatar Grand Prix from pole position following a superb display from the reigning champion under the lights. Verstappen set a pole time of 1:23.778... read more »
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Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix as he thrashed the competition on Friday evening at the Lusail circuit. Lando Norris emerged as the... read more »
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Toto Wolff has confirmed that he made the decision, despite being absent from the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, to swap Lewis Hamilton and George Russell around. read more »
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George Russell has explained how a phone call to Valtteri Bottas after they crashed into each other went unanswered. read more »
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Today's press conference with Pierre Gasly, Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Zhou Guanyu, Liam Lawson, George Russell, Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri and Alex... read more »
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George Russell believes Mercedes should have "sewn up" second in the F1 constructors' championship had it not been for "missed opportunities" on his... read more »
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George Russell has attributed his improvements in F1 with Mercedes to the ability of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who he named as the greatest driver of all time. read more »
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George Russell believes he's "performing better than ever" in F1 despite a significant points deficit to Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. read more »
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George Russell has said that Mercedes are in a better position than last year and can see the 'light at the end of the tunnel', as he discussed the gains the team... read more »
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George Russell was asked to decide which of his 98 current entries in Formula 1 resulted in his best qualifying and race results, picking one from his days with Williams. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has explained that his relationship with Toto Wolff differs to that of team-mate Lewis Hamilton due to his world champion status when... read more »
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George Russell has said that, following a heavy crash with then-Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas in Imola in 2021, the Finn never returned his call and the pair have never... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has explained that his relationship with Toto Wolff differs to that of team-mate Lewis Hamilton due to his world champion status when... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has said that hearing Fernando Alonso "wish he enjoyed his career more" when he was younger has changed his approach to F1,... read more »
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Mercedes' George Russell believes that his use of a PowerPoint presentation to team principal Toto Wolff was crucial in the British youngster being able to sign with the... 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 |