McLaren technical director James Key has revealed the team is introducing a host of upgrades now in a bid to overcome its chassis tokens issues for 2021. read more »
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After disappointing results at the Eifel Grand Prix, McLaren are re-thinking their approach to car updates, says technical director James Key. read more »
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Mercedes strategy director James Vowles has assured that there was never a safety issue with Lewis Hamilton's steering wheel at the Eifel GP. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist, James Vowles says that the teams Dual Axis Steering (DAS) came into its own at the Nurburgring last weekend. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles confirmed Lewis Hamilton's strong safety car restart at the Eifel Grand Prix came thanks to the DAS system. read more »
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James Vowles explains why Lewis was feeling movement in his steering wheel, what caused Valtteri to retire, that first lap battle and much more in our Eifel GP F1 Race Debrief! read more »
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The Checkered Flag's Formula 1 writers Jasmine Butler and James Thomas predict how they think the 2021 grid will look. read more »
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The Nurburgring has been the setting for some of the finest drives by Formula 1 legends, which are recanted time and again. Ahead of its return to the calendar for this... read more »
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To make Formula 1 more interesting, James Allison says he would rid the sport of blue flags, even if it would hurt his Mercedes team more than others. read more »
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James Allison wants blue flags to be scrapped, stating that both on and off track, it would make the sport more interesting. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles has revealed that Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas suffered during the Tuscan Grand Prix due to loads at Mugello being amongst... read more »
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James Vowles talks Safety Car restarts, tyre strategies, smoking brakes and more in our Tuscan GP F1 Race Debrief! read more »
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Recently, we did an Ask Me Anything on r/Formula1 with Valtteri - a huge thank you to Reddit for the many, many questions that were submitted! read more »
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Recently, we did an Ask Me Anything on r/Formula1 with our Technical Director, James Allison. Thanks for all of your questions, Reddit! read more »
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It's a two for one special this week in Italy, as we asked both James and Shov your big questions from the Italian Grand Prix! We're taking on all the big topics,... read more »
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Further details about the new owners of Williams have been revealed after James Matthews was one of three new appointees to the Board of Directors on Thursday. Williams was... read more »
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Williams Grand Prix Engineering has announced that Matthew Savage, Darren Fultz and James Matthews will make up the company's new Board of Directors. read more »
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Mercedes' technical chief James Allison says the squad is working on solutions to avoid Valtteri Bottas suffering numbness in his left leg. Bottas radioed Mercedes during... read more »
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James Allison talks wing levels, Safety Car strategies, overtake buttons and more in our Belgian GP F1 Race Debrief read more »
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James Davison has confirmed a brake master cylinder was to blame for his spectacular exit from the Indianapolis 500. read more »
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McLaren technical director James Key thinks the 2021 regulation tweaks will allow for change in the pecking order. read more »
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Mercedes technical director James Allison has talked up team boss Toto Wolff's influence on the team and hopes he sticks around. read more »
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Mercedes chief strategist James Vowles is not convinced Lewis Hamilton's dominant Spanish Grand Prix victory means the team are over their tyre issues. read more »
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The Mercedes F1 team is "unlikely" to have got to the bottom of its tyre struggles despite a strong victory at the Spanish GP, according to chief strategist James... read more »
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McLaren technical director James Key thinks the FIA face a difficult job in "policing" the copying rules going forwards after the Racing Point controversy. 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 |

