npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Antonelli takes second pole in a row as Verstappen is eliminated in Q2 | 2026 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying report Mercedes claimed their third consecutive front-row lock out in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix while Max Verstappen will start 11th. Read more:

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Antonelli takes second pole in a row as Verstappen is eliminated in Q2

Mercedes claimed their third consecutive front-row lock out in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix while Max Verstappen will start 11th.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Verstappen says updates on his car created instability after Q2 exit | Formula 1 Max Verstappen says the updates he is running on his Red Bull did not work as expected after failing to reach Q3 at Suzuka. Read more:

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Verstappen says updates on his car created instability after Q2 exit

Max Verstappen says the updates he is running on his Red Bull did not work as expected after failing to reach Q3 at Suzuka.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Leclerc slates “f***ing joke” F1 qualifying: “I’m losing everything in the straight” | Formula 1 Formula 1 drivers "pay triple the price" for trying to get the most out of their cars in qualifying due to the new rules, says Charles Leclerc. Read more:

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Leclerc slates “f***ing joke” F1 qualifying: “I’m losing everything in the straight”

Formula 1 drivers "pay triple the price" for trying to get the most out of their cars in qualifying due to the new rules, says Charles Leclerc.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Antonelli leads comfortable Mercedes one-two as Norris’s woes continue | Formula 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli was a second faster than all of Mercedes' rivals apart from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in final practice at Suzuka. Read more:

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Antonelli leads comfortable Mercedes one-two as Norris’s woes continue

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was a second faster than all of Mercedes' rivals apart from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in final practice at Suzuka.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Round-up: Russell was ‘frustrated and angry’ during Williams years, and more | RaceFans Round-up Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up. Read more:

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Round-up: Russell was ‘frustrated and angry’ during Williams years, and more

Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

“Better off driving at 99%” in qualifying with new F1 cars | Formula 1 Formula 1 drivers say going quicker in the corners can make them slower over a qualifying lap due to a quirk of the new power unit rules. Read more:

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“Better off driving at 99%” in qualifying with new F1 cars

Formula 1 drivers say going quicker in the corners can make them slower over a qualifying lap due to a quirk of the new power unit rules.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Hamilton glad old cars are gone: ‘Bouncing was a nightmare – except for Red Bull’ | Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton also said he is pleased to disprove criticism from "certain individuals that hadn't had anywhere near the success that I'd had." Read more:

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Hamilton glad old cars are gone: ‘Bouncing was a nightmare – except for Red Bull’

Lewis Hamilton also said he is pleased to disprove criticism from "certain individuals that hadn't had anywhere near the success that I'd...

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

2026 Japanese Grand Prix practice in pictures | F1 Pictures Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Read more:

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix practice in pictures

Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Has ‘super clipping’ really killed F1’s fast corners? Suzuka speeds analysed | Formula 1 Alexander Albon says Formula 1 no longer has any high-speed corners. Does the data from Suzuka bear that out? Read more:

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Has ‘super clipping’ really killed F1’s fast corners? Suzuka speeds analysed

Alexander Albon says Formula 1 no longer has any high-speed corners. Does the data from Suzuka bear that out?

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Hamilton cleared over impeding Verstappen in practice, Colapinto gets formal warning | Formula 1 The stewards warned Franco Colapinto for impeding Max Verstappen during practice but cleared Lewis Hamilton of a similar infringement. Read more:

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Hamilton cleared over impeding Verstappen in practice, Colapinto gets formal warning

The stewards warned Franco Colapinto for impeding Max Verstappen during practice but cleared Lewis Hamilton of a similar infringement.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Honda power unit vibration ‘at an acceptable level on the dyno’ | Formula 1 Honda say the vibration problems which have plagued Aston Martin's car since the start of the season are not solely down to its power unit. Read more:

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Honda power unit vibration ‘at an acceptable level on the dyno’

Honda say the vibration problems which have plagued Aston Martin's car since the start of the season are not solely down to its power unit.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Piastri leads Mercedes pair in second practice at Suzuka | Formula 1 Oscar Piastri beat the Mercedes pair to head the second practice session at Suzuka while technical trouble delayed his team mate. Read more:

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Piastri leads Mercedes pair in second practice at Suzuka

Oscar Piastri beat the Mercedes pair to head the second practice session at Suzuka while technical trouble delayed his team mate.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Mercedes first and second in opening practice with McLaren and Ferrari close behind | Formula 1 George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli were fastest in the first practice for Mercedes but both McLaren drivers were within two tenths of a second. Read more:

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Mercedes first and second in opening practice with McLaren and Ferrari close behind

George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli were fastest in the first practice for Mercedes but both McLaren drivers were within two tenths of a second.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Round-up: Front plank wear a concern for teams at Suzuka, and more | RaceFans Round-up Friday's edition of the RaceFans round-up. Read more:

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Round-up: Front plank wear a concern for teams at Suzuka, and more

Friday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

I don’t think it’s right everybody is trying to slow us down – Russell | Formula 1 George Russell says Mercedes' rivals are trying to compromise their performance following questions over the performance of their front wing. Read more:

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I don’t think it’s right everybody is trying to slow us down – Russell

George Russell says Mercedes' rivals are trying to compromise their performance following questions over the performance of their front wing.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Verstappen’s overreaction shows he knows he cost himself the 2025 title | Comment Max Verstappen forced the eviction of a journalist from a press conference after being asked about his Spanish GP collision with George Russell. Read more:

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Verstappen’s overreaction shows he knows he cost himself the 2025 title

Max Verstappen forced the eviction of a journalist from a press conference after being asked about his Spanish GP collision with George Russell.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

F1’s ‘yo-yo racing’ is ‘real racing’ for Hamilton, others call easy passes ‘silly’ | Formula 1 Lewis Hamilton defended Formula 1's 'yo-yo racing' but others remain unhappy the new power units make passes to easy. Read more:

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F1’s ‘yo-yo racing’ is ‘real racing’ for Hamilton, others call easy passes ‘silly’

Lewis Hamilton defended Formula 1's 'yo-yo racing' but others remain unhappy the new power units make passes too easy.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Ferrari can only “annoy” Mercedes, not threaten them for wins says Leclerc | Formula 1 Mercedes are too far ahead for Ferrari to seriously threaten them, despite the scraps between the teams in recent races, says Charles Leclerc. Read more:

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Ferrari can only “annoy” Mercedes, not threaten them for wins says Leclerc

Mercedes are too far ahead for Ferrari to seriously threaten them, despite the scraps between the teams in recent races, says Charles Leclerc.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

‘They’re making us even slower’: FIA cuts F1 qualifying energy limit at Suzuka | Formula 1 Fears Formula 1's new power units would spoil the spectacle of qualifying at Suzuka have prompted the FIA to impose lower energy limits. Read more:

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‘They’re making us even slower’: FIA cuts F1 qualifying energy limit at Suzuka

Fears Formula 1's new power units would spoil the spectacle of qualifying at Suzuka have prompted the FIA to impose lower energy limits.

npub1thwd...rdal 1 month ago

Round-up: First asphalt laid at new Madring F1 circuit, and more | RaceFans round-up Thursday's edition of the RaceFans round-up. Read more:

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Round-up: First asphalt laid at new Madring F1 circuit, and more

Thursday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.