Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix saw a dearth of overtaking as the spectacle failed to spark into an entertaining race with Max Verstappen winning from pole.It is somethingContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.Having been outqualified by Verstappen’s stunning pole lap on Saturday, Norris and Piastri spent the grand prix chasing the reigning champion in anContinue Reading
Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge wrap up their coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix in what was a tense battle at the front between Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.Mark and Jake review the “if’s and but’s” of the race, as to whether McLaren should have been more aggressiveContinue Reading
The Haas Formula 1 team has announced it has signed Ryo Hirakawa as its reserve driver for 2025 with the Toyota endurance star moving from Alpine.Hirakawa was part of Alpine’s reserve driver roster for this year, taking part in Friday’s first practice in Japan instead of Jack Doohan.But as partContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has quipped that if he was driving McLaren’s Formula 1 car “then you wouldn’t have seen me” despite his dominant pole position and victory at the Japanese Grand Prix.The Red Bull driver took his fourth consecutive win at Suzuka, fending off both McLaren drivers in the grand prixContinue Reading
For a circuit as famously difficult to master as Suzuka, seeing three Formula 1 rookies secure points during the Japanese Grand Prix is a testament to the ability of the new breed of driver coming through the ranks.While reigning world champion Max Verstappen sealed a fine victory ahead of theContinue Reading
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