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Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing drinks Champagne on the podium during the F1 Japanese GP

Verstappen proud of Red Bull and delighted for Honda after stunning F1 Japanese GP win

Chiara Martin1 week ago1 week ago012 mins

In a masterful display of driving that his race engineer called “perfection,” Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive victory at the Suzuka Circuit in what marked the final F1 Japanese GP with Honda power for Red Bull Racing. Battling McLaren’s papaya army After securing an “unlikely pole” during Saturday’s qualifying session and despite concerns about…

F1 | Race | Japanese GP | Verstappen wins under big McLaren pressure

Ewout Albrecht1 week ago1 week ago011 mins

After a qualifying that saw Max Verstappen take an unlikely pole and a early-morning rain shower that dampened the track, all signs were green for the F1 Japanese GP to be an exciting one. How that turned out can be read in the full report and results below. Damp start Both Max Verstappen and Lando…

Round 3 of the 2025 F1 championship is in the books as the Japanese GP at the iconic Suzuka circuit, and you can view the full standings below.

2025 F1 championship standings after the Japanese GP

James O'Connor1 week ago1 week ago03 mins

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…

Andrea Stella at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

McLaren boss praises “incredible” Verstappen pole position at F1 Japanese GP

Eleanor Cooper2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has stated he is “not surprised” by Max Verstappen’s miraculous pole position during qualifying for the F1 Japanese GP, despite feeling as though his team missed an opportunity. Qualifying at the Japanese GP truly came down to the last few seconds, as it looked almost certain McLaren’s Lando Norris would…

Max Verstappen takes surprise pole position after the F1 Japanese GP Qualifying session

Horner: Verstappen taking pole position at F1 Japanese GP completely unexpected

Chiara Martin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

In a qualifying session that defied recent form, Max Verstappen delivered what Red Bull team principal Christian Horner described as “one of his best laps in qualifying ever” to secure a surprise pole position for the 2025 F1 Japanese GP at Suzuka. Yuki Tsunoda will start P15. “Completely against the run of form” The four-time…

Max Verstappen says that he told himself to just send it in his final qualifying lap at the F1 Japanese GP. He also wasn’t sure if his car would even stick in a few places during the lap, that got him his 41st career pole.

Verstappen details going to and beyond the limit to take pole for F1 Japanese GP

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Max Verstappen says that he told himself to just send it in his final qualifying lap at the F1 Japanese GP. He also wasn’t sure if his car would even stick in a few places during the lap, that got him his 41st career pole. The Dutchman has scored his first pole of the season…

Max Verstappen on track in Suzuka were he secured 2025 Japanese GP pole

F1 | Qualifying | Japanese GP | Verstappen stuns the McLarens to take pole

Ryan McGahey2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Full results and report from qualifying as Max Verstappen nabs shock Japanese GP pole for Red Bull ahead of both McLarens. Q1: First to hit the track in the opening qualifying session were the struggling Haas pair of Bearman and Ocon. Ocon was first to set a flying lap with a 1:29.724 which was quickly beaten…

Red Bull and Racing Bulls line-ups have reacted to the recent driver swap ahead of the F1 Japanese GP

Red Bull and Racing Bulls lineups react to the driver swap ahead of F1 Japanese GP

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago032 mins

Following yet another modification to the lineups at Red Bull and Racing Bulls, Max Verstappen, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, and Isack Hadjar have opened up about the driver swap ahead of the F1 Japanese GP. After finishing third in the Constructors’ standings last year, Red Bull decided to part ways with Sergio Pérez, given his…

SUZUKA, JAPAN - APRIL 03: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in the garage during previews ahead of the F1 Japanese GP at Suzuka Circuit on April 03, 2025 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Mark Thompson)

Max Verstappen explains difficult RB21 car characteristics ahead of F1 Japanese GP

Rohit Bhaskar2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

The dominant force since the start of F1’s ground-effect era, Red Bull, have found themself playing catch-up to McLaren, who now boast the fastest car on the grid. After half a season plagued by balance issues, simulation miscorrelation, and an overly sensitive aerodynamic package, Max Verstappen shed light on the team’s ongoing development struggles of…

Christian Horner has revealed that engineers' concern about Liam Lawson's mental state encouraged Red Bull to replace him with Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the F1 Japanese GP

Horner reveals concerned engineers prompted Red Bull to replace Lawson with Tsunoda before F1 Japanese GP

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago015 mins

Christian Horner has addressed the latest modification to the driver line-up at Red Bull, with Liam Lawson demoted back to Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda set to drive alongside Max Verstappen from the F1 Japanese GP onwards. The second seat at Red Bull has been a thorn in their side for several years now, with…