Led by Andrea Stella, McLaren finished P2 and P3 at the F1 Japanese GP as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri collected 33 more points for the team in the Constructors’ Championship, although they fell short of beating Max Verstappen on Sunday afternoon. McLaren estimations had Red Bull and Max Verstappen close to them heading into…
Ollie Bearman delivered a punchy performance at the Japanese GP, dragging his Haas to 10th place and into the points, much to the delight of team principal Ayao Komatsu. The Suzuka Circuit wasn’t meant to be a happy hunting ground for Haas, but thanks to Bearman, they left with a valuable point in their pockets….
On his first Sunday as an official Red Bull Racing driver after the Milton Keynes outfit demoted Liam Lawson back to Racing Bulls, Yuki Tsunoda took the chequered flag in twelfth place in the presence of his home crowd at the F1 Japanese GP. Earlier in the weekend, the Japanese driver clocked encouraging lap times…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
The 2025 F1 season begins at Albert Park in Melbourne next Sunday, with some reserve drivers looking on jealously as they see the 20 full-time drivers race. But who are they? And if they get a chance, can they repeat the heroics of Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto from last year? The full list is…
Italian driver Kimi Antonelli produced an extraordinary turnaround over Saturday and Sunday at the F1 Japanese GP, and it has been revealed that Mercedes reserve Valtteri Bottas played a role in that, with Fred Vesti also getting recognition. The former PREMA driver had been due to test a Super Formula car at Suzuka in December…
Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli was pretty satisfied with his 2025 F1 Japanese GP result. In fact, the young Italian driver ended his third ever Formula 1 race in P6, even signing the fastest race lap of the event. Antonelli showcased a rather strong pace, and even became the youngest driver to ever lead a…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended some of the strategic decisions made by the during the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, suggesting it’s “unclear” whether there would’ve been any major benefits in pitting Lando Norris earlier than eventual winner Max Verstappen. Norris pitted at the same time as Verstappen – and even had a dramatic…
Lewis Hamilton completed his third Grand Prix with his Scuderia Ferrari team led by Fred Vasseur on Sunday in Suzuka for the Japanese GP. The British driver finished P7 behind teammate Charles Leclerc, who finished P4. Hamilton is still working to get more comfortable in his new team, feeling like there is a large gap…
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri finished where he started in 3rd at the 2025 F1 Japanese GP on Sunday. Ultimately proving overtaking difficult on-track, the birthday celebrant rigidly shadowed teammate Lando Norris and race winner Max Verstappen over the 53-lap contest. Not the result Piastri wanted at the F1 Japanese GP Reflecting on the race, Piastri…
