Norris started third and was the first of the frontrunners to pit, but as the race unfolded he lost out to Ferrari pair Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc to finish in fifth,... read more »

Ferrari Team Principal Frederic Vasseur has backed Charles Leclerc to overcome the qualifying struggles that have hampered his Formula 1 results in recent races. The last two... read more »

The Ferrari driver's strong run of seven consecutive front-row starting positions ended in Australia where he qualified fifth before a penalty for Sergio Perez gifted him... read more »

The Mercedes driver had gone into the Suzuka race hopeful that the team could build on some promising potential shown in practice with a new set-up direction for the W15.But he... read more »

Charles Leclerc is keen to address this unusual - by his high standards - weakness in qualifying. read more »

Sainz started fourth alongside McLaren's Lando Norris and briefly led the Suzuka race after delaying his second pitstop, instead extending his stint on the medium... read more »

In the hottest conditions of the weekend at Suzuka, Verstappen was never threatened even through two standing starts around the crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon at... read more »

Charles Leclerc said he was pleased with Ferrari's execution of their one-stop strategy after finishing fourth at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday but conceded he had... read more »

Norris qualified close to the front-row starting Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez on Saturday.But on Sunday it quickly became apparent Norris' real battle was... read more »

As expected after the Australian GP hiccup, the three-time world champion took his third straight win in a row at Suzuka, leading from pole to finish over 11 seconds ahead of... read more »

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc reckons he would’ve converted to the one-stop that helped him clinch fourth in Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix even with a better starting spot. For... read more »

Max Verstappen has won the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, 12.5 seconds ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, who secured a Red Bull one-two finish at Suzuka. A positive tyre offset... read more »

Carlos Sainz completed the podium ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, who popped up in Perez's race and gained several places from his mid-pack grid spot by... read more »

The Spaniard arrived at Suzuka in a buoyant mood after leading team-mate Charles Leclerc to a 1-2 finish at the Australian GP, and hopes had been high of a strong showing in... read more »

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has admitted that the team is relieved Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is starting down the order in eighth for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix. Leclerc... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes the Aston Martin Formula 1 team is “moving in the right direction” again this season after he qualified fifth for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur insists he is "not worried" by Charles Leclerc being outperformed by departing team-mate Carlos Sainz during the early stages of the... read more »

A former F1 champion threw shade at Charles Leclerc's performance with Ferrari so far this season. read more »

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc is seeking an “answer” to the one-lap struggles that saw him slump to eighth place in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Despite... read more »

The Suzuka weekend has unfolded unusually, with FP2 effectively being washed out by drizzle, which meant the teams spent most of FP3 on Saturday morning concentrating on... read more »

Charles Leclerc has been left perplexed by his poor performance in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Leclerc, renowned for his one-lap pace, was only eighth fastest as he lapped 0.589 seconds slower than polesitter Max Verstappen while outgoing Scuderia team-mate Carlos Sainz... read more »

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen led the way in the final one-hour practice at the Japanese Grand Prix with Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc having slip... read more »

Charles Leclerc has warned that Ferrari’s slim deficit to Red Bull in the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship is not representative of the teams’ respective pace levels. Red... read more »

During FP1, the only dry Friday session, Melbourne winner Carlos Sainz set the best time of the Ferrari duo during a short flurry of hot laps conducted on softs but was... read more »