Sebastian Vettel's bombshell announcement that he will retire from F1 at the end of 2022 has breathed new life into the 2023 driver market, with an attractive midfield... read more »
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Unlike many of its midfield rivals, Haas has opted against designing a major upgrade for its VF-22 car so far this season, instead focusing on small refinements and unlocking... read more »
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A shortage of the new parts has meant that the team has opted to give them only to Magnussen as the highest-placed driver in the world championship, leaving Mick Schumacher... read more »
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Pierre Gasly says he and AlphaTauri has to understand its upgraded AT03 after he lacked performance through Formula 1's French Grand Prix. Gasly showed encouraging speed... read more »
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AlphaTauri opted to wait until this weekend's French Grand Prix to debut its first major upgrade package for the AT03 car, causing it to lose ground on many of its... read more »
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We didn't get as much work done on high fuel as we'd have liked so we don't really know how we compare to Red Bull and Ferrari but we do at least look closer to... read more »
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We look stronger than in Austria, so it's a good step up, but then again it is once again super tight in the midfield battle, and tyres will make the difference. read more »
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While the majority of teams in F1's midfield have already debuted a significant update for their cars this season, AlphaTauri has taken a more conservative approach,... read more »
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McLaren has found itself fighting to lead the midfield teams so far this season despite its form tending to fluctuate from track to track. It currently sits fourth in the... read more »
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McLaren's Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo have their sights set on more points finishes ahead of the French Grand Prix. read more »
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When Haas do upgrade the VF-22, Kevin Magnussen hopes the team can rise to the head of the midfield. read more »
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Kevin Magnussen believes Haas can take control at the top of F1's midfield pack if it nails its upgrade package. read more »
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The team has lost form in recent weeks as other midfield runners have brought more performance to the track, with its last points coming in Azerbaijan courtesy of Pierre... read more »
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Connor McDonagh runs through the field's driver ratings for the 2022 F1 Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Unlike many of its midfield rivals, Haas is yet to bring a major upgrade package for its car to a race so far this season, and may not debut it until the end of this month in... read more »
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The car was not at its optimal balance, and on such a short track, with such small margins separating teams in the midfield, not being at your 100% means you end up missing out... read more »
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Tsunoda struggled at Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri in his 2021 debut season, but the brand continued investing in him by relocating him to Italy closer to the... read more »
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The new ground effect machinery is allowing cars to follow each other closer, and opens the possibility for more overtaking, but some of the midfield battles have been stalled... read more »
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The midfield is very tight together this year and at each race somebody else can get into the points. We need to have a flawless weekend to get into the points because our... read more »
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It's clear that the midfield is very tight once again; a couple of tenths more or less can mean a shift of a lot of places. We'll need to make a good improvement tonight. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas believes Alfa Romeo can target fourth in the championship after the progress that it has made in Formula 1 this year. Alfa Romeo slumped to ninth in last... read more »
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Nicholas Latifi will have to wait at least another two grands prix before he receives Williams' sizeable update package. Williams is introducing an overhauled package for... read more »
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Pierre Gasly believes AlphaTauri faces a tough weekend at Silverstone because of the limitations of its AT03. AlphaTauri has been rooted in Formula 1's midfield through... read more »
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Williams will bring a heavily revised FW44 to this weekend's Formula 1 British Grand Prix for Alexander Albon only, as it strives to hone in on the midfield. Williams has... read more »
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Williams has struggled to compete with the rest of the midfield on a regular basis so far this season, leaving it at the foot of the constructors' championship ahead of... 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 |