Mercedes managed to get both their drivers into the top ten for the Spanish Grand Prix, and also believe that their strategy-first approach puts them in a strong position for... read more »
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Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "This third place is not what we had expected. We were counting on making a step forward that would allow us to get into Q3 with less difficulty than... read more »
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Paul Hembery: "Strategy was at the forefront of qualifying today, with a gap of around 0.8 seconds between the hard and the soft tyres, depending on the team.... read more »
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We are very flexible on tyre strategy for tomorrow and we'll be spending a lot of time now looking at all the possible permutations. read more »
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Michael Schumacher has backed his decision not to complete a timed lap in the third part of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »
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Nico Rosberg, 7th: "That was a tricky Qualifying session this afternoon, and seventh position was about the most that we could have achieved. It was a challenge to find... read more »
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We have already shown that we can fight with several cars ahead on Sundays and careful management of the tyres and good pitstop strategy should give us a chance of putting in a... read more »
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A tactical battle over tyre strategy in qualifying resulted in pole for Lewis Hamilton ahead of Pastor Maldonado, and shock early exits for Mark Webber and Jenson Button. read more »
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Vitaly Petrov, 19th: “I am very happy with today's performance. It feels great to have it all come together in qualifying today and I want to thank the team for... read more »
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Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery had defended the tyre manufacturer's 'more aggressive' tyre strategy in 2012, and fended off criticism from... read more »
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There is quite a big time difference between the two types of tyre which will make strategy in qualifying tomorrow very interesting, and will put the onus on Sunday on the... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber say strategy will be the key factor in the Spanish Grand Prix read more »
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We preview this weekend's Santander Spanish GP with Lewis Hamilton's track guide and a strategy insight from WilliamsF1's Mark Barnett. Brazil's new GP2... read more »
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DRIVERS – Kamui KOBAYASHI (Sauber), Nico HULKENBERG (Force India), Pedro DE LA ROSA (HRT), Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus), Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari), Sebastian VETTEL (Red... read more »
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Pastor Maldonado wants Williams to focus on improving its qualifying pace to help make strategy easier at the Spanish Grand Prix read more »
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Ross Brawn says that the key to a successful race weekend is predicting the best setup ahead of each grand prix read more »
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Q. Paul, looking back on Bahrain you must be pretty satisfied with the weekend as a whole… Pau di Resta: I think when you have a result like that you feel very proud... read more »
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Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery believes next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix could provide a thrilling strategically battle and possibly a fifth different winner this year read more »
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Narain Karthikeyan has predicted that strategy will play a 'deciding role' in the F1 2012 Spanish Grand Prix next weekend. read more »
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Q. The Circuit de Catalunya is a track the team know well… Romain Grosjean: We know the track well from testing in the winter, it’s an even track on its... read more »
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Q. It took you four races into your comeback before you achieved a podium – were you surprised at this? Kimi Raikkonen: I never had any doubts in myself and it is... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa: "The Spanish Grand Prix is the most important race for a Spanish driver, but this time it will be even more special for me because I'm racing with a... read more »
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Formula 1 teams are convinced that improving strategy calls will be the key factor going forwards if they are to make the most of the current Pirelli tyres. read more »
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Paul di Resta believes Force India delivered what was one of, if not the, best team performances in Bahrain on Sunday. Despite missing the entire second practice session on... read more »
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Jérôme D'Ambrosio will make his Lotus debut at next weeks in-season test in Mugello. The Belgian, who lost his seat at Virgin, now Marussia, joined... 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 |