Among the whole drivers grid a heated DRS discussion was prompted by Jack Doohan’s F1 Japanese GP crash. What went wrong? The crash, which had happened during FP2, took place because of the Alpine driver manually activating the DRS ahead of the first turn of Suzuka. Doohan had previously tried it on the simulator while…
Speaking in a print media session after Sunday’s 2025 F1 Japanese GP Race, Chief Communications Officer of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, Bradley Lord, admitted that a less-than-ideal Saturday Qualifying session had denied the team their chance to fight for the podium. Despite George Russell’s excellent performance in the first and third Free Practice sessions…
George Russell’s race at the F1 Japanese GP was defined by tyre compounds and stagnant racing that left him stuck in a DRS train. Unable to close the gap to Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari ahead, Russell’s weekend was full of missed opportunities and Mercedes’ ongoing frustrations. In qualifying, a scrappy Q3 lap left him in P5 for the GP, sandwiched between Leclerc and his teammate Kimi…
Round 3 of the 2025 F1 championship is in the books as the Japanese GP at the iconic Suzuka circuit is over, and you can view the full standings below. In a tense race that took place over 53 laps, Max Verstappen managed to hold off the McLaren drivers with the Woking-based team. Lando Norris…
FP3 of the 2025 Japanese GP began in Suzuka following a chaotic FP2 filled with red flags, full report and results below. Broadcasters opened coverage with a spotlight on Jack Doohan, who had suffered a heavy crash during FP2. Despite the severity of the incident, Alpine managed to completely rebuild his car, allowing the rookie…
With a week in between, the break has allowed the drivers to return stronger to the asphalt at the F1 Japanese GP in Suzuka, including George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. With both free practice sessions completed, one driver stands out aside from the McLarens: Russell in his Mercedes. During the first laps on Suzuka’s track,…
Lando Norris topped the FP1 session at the F1 Japanese GP ahead of George Russell and Ferraris Charles Leclerc, full report and results below. The McLaren driver eventually got a clean lap time after a couple of small errors at the final turn while his teammate Oscar Piastri had a quiet session. A flurry of…
Making the podium at the opening races of the 2025 F1 season, George Russell is optimistic about Mercedes’ trajectory this year ahead of the F1 Japanese GP. Still, he admits that McLaren’s current form makes them the team to beat. It’s early days, but Russell has helped lift Mercedes to second in the Constructors’ Championship….
Mercedes’ George Russell took another podium with a third-place finish at the Chinese GP. Team boss Toto Wolff was quick to praise the Briton’s performance given the difficult circumstances. Wolff said people have forgotten how good Russell is since he was paired with the legendary Lewis Hamilton, and now the rising star Kimi Antonelli. A…
Team principal Fred Vasseur has addressed the double disqualification that Ferrari endured at the F1 Chinese GP after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag in fifth and sixth place respectively on Sunday. Although Hamilton secured his and Ferrari’s first Sprint pole and cruised to victory in the Sprint race on Saturday, the…
