Carlos Sainz saw the funny side of Mercedes copying him during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, where he had to settle for sixth. Following on from his brilliant victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, Sainz’s race in Japan was considerably less eventful, as he quickly settled into P5. Sainz had started sixth but almost immediately got
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McLaren Formula One team principal, Zak Brown, has extended a heartwarming invitation to Nicole Piastri, the mother of Australian rookie driver Oscar Piastri, after the 22-year-old sensation secured a coveted front-row starting position for Sunday’s grand prix. This remarkable achievement marks a significant milestone in Oscar Piastri’s burgeoning career, with Japan being the first full
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Williams have an awfully long night ahead of them at the Japanese Grand Prix, after Logan Sargeant crashed at the final corner in Q1. The American rookie crashed at the final corner as he tried to bring his opening push lap to an end, only to endure a shunt with the barrier. He seemingly got
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Fans of Lewis Hamilton have insisted that the British driver should’ve rejected a new deal at Mercedes and have joined Ferrari, following a concerning qualifying performance for the Silver Arrows at the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton did well to out-qualify George Russell by three-tenths of a second in Q3, having been behind his team-mate all
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Lando Norris has predicted that Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix could be “open”, should Max Verstappen not be leading by the exit of Turn 2. The reigning World Champion cruised to pole position by almost six-tenths of a second, with nobody having been able to get close to the Red Bull driver. The closest to the
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Sergio Perez was left frustrated after qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, where he had to settle for fifth on the grid. The Mexican hasn’t looked great throughout the weekend at Suzuka so far and has been considerably slower than his team-mate. He openly admitted after qualifying that his session wasn’t “ideal”, with
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has hailed Max Verstappen’s pole lap at the Japanese Grand Prix as “something very special”, with the Dutchman having obliterated the competition. Verstappen secured yet another pole position by almost six-tenths of a second ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who claimed second and third on the grid
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In the midst of its bid to secure a spot in Formula One (F1) from 2025, aspiring team LKYSUNZ has issued an apology and clarification regarding a statement released ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. The statement had claimed that the team had secured a “record” $1 billion investment, causing a stir in the F1
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has revealed that he’s going to “get to work” on a contract extension for Lando Norris, something he has a couple of seasons to sort out. It was announced ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix that rookie Oscar Piastri had signed a contract extension with McLaren, keeping him at
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The FIA admitted on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix that Max Verstappen should’ve received a grid penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix, for impeding Yuki Tsunoda. Several drivers were left perplexed after Singapore last weekend as to why the reigning World Champion wasn’t penalised, following three separate impeding incidents. Verstappen was investigated three times
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