The German is aiming for points on Sunday, and will start eleventh thanks to Fernando Alonso's grid penalty. read more »
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The German qualified third but will start alongside championship rival Lewis Hamilton on the front row of the grid on Sunday. read more »
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The German led the way in opening practice at Suzuka before the weather intervened ahead of the second session. read more »
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The German has a good record in Japan, finishing in the points for both the Sahara Force India F1 Team and Sauber F1 Team in his career. read more »
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Sauber's German driver is happy with his progress and hoping for better results in the final races of the season read more »
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Fernando Alonso has shrugged off Sebastian Vettel's complaints about his driving at the Malaysian GP, saying "blue flags" has been heard "many times"... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari need to remain positive after engine issues in qualifying forced the German to start in twentieth for tomorrow's race. read more »
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The German will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from eighth on the grid, while team-mate Jolyon Palmer will start twelfth. read more »
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Late scare in FP3 for Sebastian Vettel turns out to be engine related, necessitating the German using the last unit from his allocation. read more »
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The German set a best time of 1:31.261s when conditions dried up in the afternoon session, more than six-tenths faster than team-mate Kimi Raikkonen. read more »
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The German saw his chances of a fifth Singapore Grand Prix victory disappear on the opening lap on Sunday after a first corner crash with Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen. read more »
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The German ran as high as third in the early stages of the Singapore Grand Prix but an oil leak curtailed his race before the chequered flag. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton hit back at a Sebastian Vettel fan, who suggested that the German was the more accomplished of the two drivers, saying he should perhaps stop by... read more »
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Max Verstappen has laid the blame on Sebastian Vettel for the first-lap crash that ended both of their races at the Singapore GP and says the German "shouldn't take... read more »
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The German will start seventh on the grid in Singapore after overcoming the challenge of McLaren Honda duo Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne in qualifying. read more »
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The German put himself into the perfect position by taking pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »
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Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for the Singaporean Grand Prix. The German Ferrari driver edged out two closely matched Red Bull drivers by more than three tenths.... read more »
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The German finished inside the top ten in both free practice sessions on Friday, including an excellent fifth place under the floodlights. read more »
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The German admitted to losing some confidence during Friday practice in Singapore but expects to reset and come back stronger on Saturday. read more »
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Carlos Sainz is to join Renault in 2018, replacing Englishman Jolyon Palmer alongside German Nico Hulkenberg. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has been handed a contract extension at Mercedes which will keep him with the German manufacturer in 2018. Bottas was the replacement for Nico Rosberg at the... read more »
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The German is looking for a seventh points finish of the season in Singapore, and is expecting to be much more on the pace this weekend than he was in Italy. read more »
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The German was two and a half seconds off Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, held in extremely tricky conditions on Saturday. read more »
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Sergio Marchionne has denied claims Sebastian Vettel was pushing for a one-year deal before his longer extension was announced last week, saying the German is a "Ferrari... read more »
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Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says Sebastian Vettel did not attempt to negotiate a single-year contract extension - and says the German's new long-term deal shows he... 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 |
