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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Lando Norris believes McLaren's turnaround in Formula 1 fortunes over the course of this season has been "exceptional" after they qualified second and third for... read more »
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Sergio Perez described his qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix as "not ideal" after slumping to seven-tenths behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Verstappen... read more »
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We witnessed something very special today. Max was in a different league. read more »
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Oscar Piastri has warned that he will push for the race win at the Japanese Grand Prix after qualifying behind Max Verstappen. read more »
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Lando Norris joked the only way McLaren can beat Max Verstappen in Japan is if teammate Oscar Piastri replicates Ayrton Senna's infamous 1990 Suzuka move on Alain Prost. 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 has praised Max Verstappen for producing an 'out of this world performance' to claim pole position at the 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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The Briton was beaten to the front row of the grid by rookie team-mate Piastri by a scant 0.035s, although Max Verstappen's advantage over the Australian spanned over half... read more »
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After taking pole in Japan, Max Verstappen had some choice words for anyone who thinks Red Bull's off-pace Singapore GP was due to an F1 rules clarification. read more »
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Lando Norris has joked that McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri should "emulate Senna" to stop Max Verstappen running away with victory at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. 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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Hamilton made the comments in the wake of an admission by the stewards of last weekend's Singapore GP that they got it wrong when they chose to give Max Verstappen a... 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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Max Verstappen says those who claimed Red Bull's struggles in Singapore were down to an F1 technical directive "can go suck on an egg". read more »
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Max Verstappen obliterated the opposition on his way to claiming a dominant pole position for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen returned to pole position as Red Bull aim to secure the Constructors' Championship. 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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Max Verstappen dominated qualifying at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. He topped all three session and easily took pole position. The McLaren duo were strong as expected... read more »
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Max Verstappen emphatically returned to pole position at the Japanese GP with a stunning qualifying performance. read more »
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Max Verstappen claimed an imperious pole position at Suzuka for the second-consecutive year, as the Dutchman again emerged as the class of the Formula 1 field. Red Bull and Max... read more »
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen puts in a stunning performance to set pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen stormed home to take a dominant pole position during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |
