Max Verstappen makes a good start to the weekend on which he will likely clinch his third world title by setting the pace in first practice in Qatar. read more »
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Max Verstappen topped Practice around the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar with a lap time of 1:27.428s, ahead of the Ferrari duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. With... read more »
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The Dutchman, who has never been a fan of the sprint rules, is set to clinch his third world championship title in Saturday's event in Qatar.The sprint weekend rules put... read more »
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The sprint weekend format is back at the Qatar Grand Prix, with Friday's action seeing just one single practice session ahead of qualifying for Sunday's race. read more »
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Sergio Perez is optimistic about a "more straightforward" Qatar Grand Prix after admitting a set-up issue hampered his Japan weekend. Red Bull encountered a tough... read more »
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George Russell was asked to decide which of his 98 current entries in Formula 1 resulted in his best qualifying and race results, picking one from his days with Williams. read more »
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Ever since the Italian Grand Prix last month, the FIA has been refining its approach to the inherent difficulties of slow cars in qualifying causing problems for cars on quick... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has stated that Formula 1 should consider a 'single lap' qualifying format in order to stop a build-up of traffic during qualifying sessions. read more »
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Over 9,000km away… but still an integral part of our team. Go into Mission Control at the McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) with the strategy team during qualifying for the... read more »
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Sargeant's future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.He crashed heavily in qualifying and the race at the Dutch Grand... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen says Haas is targeting gaining a “better development trajectory” from the upgrades it will debut at the United States Grand Prix next month. Haas' campaign... read more »
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Williams Head of Vehicle Performance Dave Robson believes Logan Sargeant's qualifying crash in Japan is "masking his steady performance" gains recently. Sargeant... read more »
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Sargeant suffered a couple of costly shunts since the summer break, starting with an off in Zandvoort.The American rookie also had a huge crash on his first lap of qualifying... read more »
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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella asserts Max Verstappen's qualifying advantage in Japan showcases the challenge the side has ahead to catch Red Bull. McLaren began the... read more »
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From flow-vis dramas and qualifying crashes to double podium love and championship celebrations. Turn up your volume for all the best radio exchanges from Suzuka - presented by... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen has labelled Sergio Perez's attempt at an overtake that resulted in contact at the Japanese Grand Prix as a "pretty desperate move”. Having scored his... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says he intends to hold a discussion with Logan Sargeant about the collision that took the Alfa Romeo driver out of the Japanese Grand Prix. Bottas, who lined... read more »
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It's been a positive effort from the team today with both cars in the points and it was good to put behind a slightly out-of-position Qualifying. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has criticised Mercedes’ decision to not invert its two cars earlier during the closing stages of the Japanese Grand Prix. After struggling throughout Friday,... read more »
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Sergio Perez was slammed with four penalty points over the course of the Japanese Grand Prix in a weekend to forget for the Red Bull driver. Perez’s race starkly contrasted to... read more »
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The American badly damaged his car during a high-speed crash in qualifying on Saturday, which has forced a change of chassis.The FIA discovered, however, that the team had... read more »
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Only 19 drivers will start on the grid in the Japanese Grand Prix, with Williams starting Logan Sargeant from the pit-lane after his crash in qualifying. read more »
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have admitted that their car is third behind Red Bull and McLaren in Suzuka after qualifying, but insisted that they aim to compete with the... read more »
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Logan Sargeant will start Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix from the pit lane as a consequence of his crash during qualifying. Sargeant slid wide through the final corner on... read more »
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It was normal service resumed for Max Verstappen at the Japanese Grand Prix after a scintillating qualifying display saw him place his Red Bull on pole. read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |