McLaren technical director James Key says his team still have "plenty more to learn" about what could be achieved in the construction of their 2022 challenger. read more »
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McLaren’s 2021 car will be “akin to a new car” despite stable regulations and limited development permitted under the regulations, according to technical director James Key.... read more »
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James Allison says that the fact that upcoming regulations aimed at ending Mercedes's era of dominance motivate the German team. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has clarified why the team double-stacked Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton during an off-the-pace season finale in Abu Dhabi. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed the decision of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to perform doughnuts at the end of the season finale in Abu Dhabi was... read more »
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It's the final F1 Race Debrief of the 2020 season! read more »
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James Allison has confirmed that the pit-stop errors that lost Mercedes the Sakhir Grand Prix were caused by a team radio issue. read more »
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James Allison answers your Sakhir Grand Prix questions – from what the engine issue was that George reported over the radio, to why we kept Valtteri out longer for the first... read more »
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Ferrari announces that the latest recruit to its Driver Academy, is 14-year-old Australian, James Anthony Wharton. read more »
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Lance Stroll as you may not have heard him before - as he sits down for a relaxed and candid interview to discuss his life in F1, answering his critics and much more on our... read more »
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TC and Alex are joined by FIA Dr Ian Roberts and the medical car driver Alan Van Der Merwe to hear about making sense of an accident scene with every second counting,... read more »
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Lord Alexander Hesketh is the latest esteemed guest on Beyond The Grid! He's here to discuss managing Hesketh Racing, who burst onto the Formula 1 scene in the 1970s with... read more »
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Mercedes motorsport strategy director James Vowles has revealed the lengths the team goes to understand all aspects of a car in the wake of a wet race. read more »
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James Allison has admitted the budget cap being introduced to F1 for next season is causing Mercedes "considerable difficulty". read more »
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Mercedes strategy boss, James Vowles has explained why the team's drivers struggled in qualifying in Turkey. read more »
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Mercedes technical chief James Allison says Lewis Hamilton "doesn't have off-days" - and that has enabled the team to raise the bar so high. read more »
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James Vowles tackles your queries from the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix – including just how tricky the track surface was, why the W11 struggled in Qualifying and how much data we... read more »
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McLaren technical director James Key believes that DRS will have less of an influence when Formula 1's new technical regulations come into force in 2022 read more »
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A career tinged with tragedy, racing Lauda and Hunt, and mentoring Michael Schumacher - our latest guest on the official F1 Beyond The Grid podcast is Jochen Mass, who opens up... read more »
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Introducing a host of new regulations in 2022, James Key believes DRS will be "less influential" but "still necessary". read more »
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Mercedes are on the brink of winning the Constructors' Championship at Imola. But what has made their W11 car so dominant? And is it their best car ever? Technical... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has described the moments that led to the tyre call between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ahead of the closing stages of... read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison says the garage was tense as they tried to find the best Q3 strategy at the Portuguese GP. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 team technical director James Allison says getting the tyres "singing" is the biggest challenge when going to an unknown venue, such as the Algarve... read more »
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It’s a supersized F1 Race Debrief this week, as James Allison answers all of the big questions from the Portuguese GP – including what happened at the start, why we didn’t go... 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 |

