Lewis Hamilton has poured praise on Mercedes for turning around its set-up to produce front-running performance to storm to a 70th career F1 pole position. read more »
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Formula 1 world championship leader Lewis Hamilton says he surprised himself with his Malaysian Grand Prix pole lap, as Mercedes turned the corner after a rough start at Sepang read more »
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Valtteri Bottas regrets sticking with the aerodynamic upgrade Mercedes brought for the Malaysian Grand Prix, after qualifying almost seven tenths slower than Formula 1... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen is just focusing on getting through the first couple of corners in Malaysia, but is disappointed to have not knocked Lewis Hamilton off pole position. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was "sorry" to see Sebastian Vettel unable to get involved in the scrap for pole in Malaysia and said it was a "surprise" for him to clinch P1. read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen expressed his disappointment at narrowly missing out on pole position to Lewis Hamilton during a thrilling finale to qualifying at the… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton storms to Malaysia pole as title rival Sebastian Vettel is left on back row following technical issue. read more »
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Title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to start at opposite ends of the grid in Malaysia after engine drama strikes the Ferrari man. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes' turnaround following practice struggles at the Malaysian Grand Prix as he claimed his ninth pole position of the campaign during… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton narrowly beat Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to pole position for Formula 1's final Malaysian Grand Prix, as title rival Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was fastest in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix and thereby took his fourth straight pole at the circuit. Kimi Raikkonen is set to start from second,... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Malaysian GP as title rival Sebastian Vettel starts last read more »
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Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix, as title rival Sebastian Vettel starts at the back of the grid. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton pipped Kimi Raikkonen to pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix, taking full advantage of title rival Sebastian Vettel's engine issues… read more »
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Lewis Hamilton clinched his fifth pole position in Malaysia as engine troubles meant his title rival Sebastian Vettel did not set a lap time. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton sets only fifth fastest time in final practice as his Mercedes team continued to struggle at the Malaysian Grand Prix. read more »
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At the top of the championship standings, Lewis Hamilton says now is probably a good time to enter contract talks with Mercedes. read more »
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What happens when you let a three-time Formula One World Champion loose on an empty racetrack in a fire-breathing Mercedes-AMG beast? Well... this! (nice work PETRONAS!)... read more »
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SEPANG, Malaysia -- Valtteri Bottas suspects new aerodynamic parts may have been the cause of Mercedes' struggles during Friday practice in Malaysia. On a track that was... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes were not where they wanted to be today, as they finished the Friday practice sessions in Malaysia, some way off the pace. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas trailled pace-setter Sebastian Vettel by over a second on Friday at Sepang. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton is hoping Mercedes can "find our bearings" overnight after a lacklustre display from the Silver Arrows in the first two practice sessions in Malaysia. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton described his first day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix as "very difficult" as Mercedes struggled to find a suitable car… read more »
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Toto Wolff believes Mercedes has a "gremlin" in its W08 after struggling during Friday's pair of practice sessions for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Lewis… read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said there is a "gremlin" that needs removing after both Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas struggled for early pace in Sepang. 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 |

