Pierre Gasly reacted furiously to being told to swap positions with Alpine F1 teammate Esteban Ocon on the final lap of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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In the final stages of the Suzuka race, Gasly was asked to let Ocon by as the pair were set to finish ninth and 10th.Gasly angrily protested on the radio but eventually... read more »
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In the closing laps of last weekend's street race on the Marina Bay track, Sainz slowed down to give DRS to the following Lando Norris in an attempt to keep George Russell... read more »
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The Dutchman saw off an early assault from the two McLarens at the start of the race, and lived up to Lando Norris' pre-race prediction that the Woking team would have... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has picked up damage on his Mercedes F1 car following a clash with Sergio Perez on the first lap of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas experienced a nightmare pit stop during the Japanese Grand Prix after a first-lap incident. read more »
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Max Verstappen kept his cool to lead the Japanese Grand Prix after the opening lap in Suzuka, despite an early safety car being brought out for debris on track after Sergio... read more »
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Logan Sargeant will start Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix from the pit lane as a consequence of his crash during qualifying. Sargeant slid wide through the final corner on... read more »
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Alex Albon sympathised with the crash that ended Logan Sargeant's qualifying session in Japan, citing that he sustained "a snap every lap" at the same corner.... read more »
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Max Verstappen's pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix has been labelled as "one of the great qualifying laps in F1 history" by Karun Chandhok. read more »
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Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have all avoided penalties for exceeding the maximum lap time limit in qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen has explained that his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase dared him to produce a 1m28 lap in qualifying for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix was "very special" as he beat the rest of the field by over half a second... read more »
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Max Verstappen's pole position lap was one of Formula One's best, Red Bull boss Christian Horner said. read more »
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Just one incredible lap around Suzuka! Ride onboard the lap that made it back-to-back pole positions in Japan for Max Verstappen. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »
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Max Verstappen says critics who linked Red Bull's lack of performance in Singapore to revised Technical Directives "can go suck on an egg" after his emphatic... read more »
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Charles Leclerc says it was a "bit of a shame" to end fourth in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix after putting in a "really, really good lap". Amid... read more »
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The championship leader set a first lap in the final stage of qualifying that was more than good enough for pole, but proved his quality further by beating his own benchmark by... read more »
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The Singapore slump a distant memory, Max Verstappen mega-lap sees the Dutchman take pole at Suzuka, 0.581s up on Oscar Piastri. read more »
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The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further... read more »
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Max Verstappen’s return to form in Suzuka was confirmed as he took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s emphatic 1:28.877s lap-time was 0.581s faster than... read more »
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Under-pressure Williams driver Logan Sargeant has crashed out on his first lap of qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to... read more »
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Alex Albon was left feeling confident of Williams’ one-lap pace after Friday’s practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix, but admits that the team was “struggling in the... read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |