Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the current Formula 1 season is in danger of becoming a “qualifying world championship”, with overtaking at a premium in the past two rounds.While the 2025 campaign began with a frantic Australian Grand Prix, the changeable weather played a key part in ensuring plentyContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has been fined €20,000, with €10,000 of that suspended, by the FIA stewards for being late for the nation anthem ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.The Williams Formula 1 driver was late to the Japanese national anthem on the grid due to a stomach upset and was visiting aContinue Reading
Yuki Tsunoda conceded he had “mixed feelings” after his race debut for Red Bull as he struggled to make progress up the field in the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix.After a dropping out in Q2 of qualifying and starting his Red Bull debut in 14th, up one spot after CarlosContinue Reading
Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying.Verstappen safeguarded his lead from pole on the first lap, and the four-time world champion then never looked under serious threatContinue Reading
McLaren says it had to choose between potentially sacrificing Oscar Piastri or losing time to Max Verstappen on new hard tyres when it came to Lando Norris’ Japanese Grand Prix strategy, which explains the decision to pit the Briton on the same lap as the Red Bull driver.Team principal AndreaContinue Reading
Lando Norris has downplayed the clash he had with Max Verstappen on the pit exit during the Japanese Grand Prix, describing it as “simply racing”.Verstappen took the win at Suzuka in the last outing for the Red Bull-Honda partnership at the Japanese manufacturer’s home track, scoring his first victory ofContinue Reading
Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025 in a flawless performance, crossing the line with a 1.4s advantage.The Red Bull driver capitalised on his impressive qualifying run to put together a controlled drive at the frontContinue Reading
Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend – free practice, Q1, and Q2 – positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for pole. Oscar Piastri led the way after the first runs in Q3, with Verstappen trailing by a quarter of aContinue Reading
Oliver Bearman admitted he did not expect to get out of the first qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix before putting his Haas 10th on the grid.Having benefitted from a trio of disqualifications to finish eighth last time out in China, Bearman continued to impress after progressingContinue Reading
Both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are pinning their hopes on upgrades in Ferrari’s pipeline. The Scuderia’s drivers feel that the SF-25 in its current specification is lacking performance in comparison to the Mercedes and Red Bull cars.Ferrari made a significant change to its car concept over the off-season inContinue Reading