Lewis Hamilton was not Mercedes' first choice to replace Michael Schumacher, it has been revealed, with the Silver Arrows' top brass preferring a move for Nick Heidfeld. read more »
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Beating Lewis Hamilton for only the fourth time this season at Monza, Valtteri Bottas is adamant he's not ready to walk away from the title race. read more »
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Mercedes originally didn't want to sign Lewis Hamilton for 2013 read more »
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While the race ended with jubilant celebrations from the Tifosi, should it been the Silver Arrows celebrating instead? Jolyon Palmer analyses the main talking points of the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Charles Leclerc has proven himself to be a tough racer, but backed the Ferrari driver to keep it up after a fraught battle with Lewis Hamilton at the... read more »
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Nico Rosberg joked that he was happy to see Lewis Hamilton's chance of winning the Italian Grand Prix go up in smoke as he made a similar decision to the German had in a... read more »
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Former Mercedes CEO, Nick Fry, has revealed the team had a keener interest to replace Michael Schumacher with Nick Heidfeld instead of Lewis Hamilton for the 2013 season. read more »
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Charles Leclerc was aware that he was on the limit of fairness as he defended his leading spot from Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes power unit was turned up to maximum power at the Italian Grand Prix, the Silver Arrows have said, but he was still unable to catch race-winner... read more »
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Charles Leclerc figured out Mercedes through his battle with Lewis Hamilton says the team's motorsport strategy director James Vowles. read more »
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Mercedes' motorsport strategy director James Vowles says that putting Lewis Hamilton on the hard tyres at Monza would have been "devastating". read more »
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Nico Rosberg was reminded of a mistake he made at Monza when Lewis Hamilton ran straight on at Turn 1 in his battle with Charles Leclerc. read more »
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Martin Brundle says Charles Leclerc "was lucky" not to get a five-second penalty for his "robust" defending against Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »
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Jacques Villeneuve says Charles Leclerc deserved a penalty for his move on Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix, bizarrely accusing the Ferrari driver of behaving like... read more »
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Dr Helmut Marko ruefully recounted how he helped Lewis Hamilton sign for Mercedes and forge a partnership that has dominated the last six years in Formula 1. read more »
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing and Helmut Marko admits in hindsight Red Bull made a "tactical" mistake not signing Lewis Hamilton, who instead joined Mercedes. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas insists there is "no point" in giving up in the 2019 drivers' championship, as it is still mathematically possible that he could overtake Lewis... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas won't give up in the F1 world title fight until mathematically impossible against Lewis Hamilton read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he wouldn't have backed out of his scrap with Charles Leclerc at the Italian GP and the pair "would have collided" - if he wasn't... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has suggested he will alter his racing style during wheel-to-wheel battles after the stewards failed to punish Charles Leclerc for seemingly breaking into the... read more »
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Lewis Larkam reflects on an enthralling Italian Grand Prix as Ferrari finally ended its long wait for victory on home soil. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will change the way he races and interprets what is acceptable in battle as long as Formula 1's rulemakers stand by new precedents being set read more »
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A disastrous weekend for Sebastian Vettel included a penalty for rejoining the track in an unsafe manner, with a race-ruining 10 second stop-go penalty and a further three... read more »
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Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc says he deliberately aimed to be on the limit of what is "acceptable" when defending his Italian Grand Prix lead from Lewis... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says he would have crashed into Charles Leclerc at the Italian GP were he not fighting for the drivers' championship. 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 |

