Looking back at the 2026 Japanese GP, Racing Bulls F1 driver Arvid Lindblad reminisces on how his steady weekend took an unforeseen turn, all thanks to the safety car. The event began positively for the rookie; he was P10 on Saturday, outpacing teammate Liam Lawson who did have some bad luck in Q2, but more…
Esteban Ocon managed to secure 10th position at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP, scoring his first point of the campaign. Although he had a decent first stint, teammate Ollie Bearman retired after a big crash at Spoon while trying an overtake manoeuvre on Franco Colapinto. The Alpine man had ended up super clipping and the…
Ayao Komatsu, Haas team principal, spoke about Ollie Bearman’s scary crash at the F1 2026 Japanese GP and how the young driver beat himself up for it. Last Sunday, one of the most talked about aspects after the Japanese GP was Bearman’s and Colapinto’s near miss. Even though the Brit suffered a 50G crash with…
Red Bull endured a difficult outing at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP, with Max Verstappen finishing P8 and Isack Hadjar crossing the line in P12, underlining the team’s ongoing struggles with their car. Team Principal Laurent Mekies has expressed confidence that the team can make progress during the break following the Suzuka weekend, despite ongoing…
Pierre Gasly delivered a superb performance at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP, matching his seventh-place qualifying effort with a mirrored result in the race. Driving for Alpine, the Frenchman successfully held his position and finished as the lead driver behind the top three teams. In the print media pen, Gasly described the weekend as nearly…
Max Verstappen has cast doubt over his long-term future in F1, admitting he no longer finds enjoyment under the current regulations following the race at Suzuka on Sunday where he finished 7th. Speaking to BBC Sport, the Red Bull driver revealed the demands of the calendar and the nature of the racing had prompted him…
Lewis Hamilton finished sixth at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP after struggling, in his words, a power deficit throughout the race at Suzuka. The Ferrari driver found himself defending for most of the 53 laps rather than attacking for positions. Hamilton expressed confusion about the performance gap to both rivals and teammate Charles Leclerc, who…
Following Ollie Bearman‘s massive crash at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP, Haas’s Team Principal Ayao Komatsu reflected on the incident as a racing misjudgment shaped by extreme closing speeds. The incident took place on Lap 22 when Franco Colapinto’s Alpine suddenly lost power, creating a significant speed differential as Bearman approached from behind. This forced…
Perhaps the biggest moment of the 2026 F1 Japanese GP, a high-speed near miss between Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman heading through turn 12 – as the Alpine ran out of electrical energy from its battery, generating a sudden and unexpected 50+ km/h speed differential between the two cars – resulted in the Haas driver…
Lando Norris finished P5 at the F1 2026 Japanese GP. While his teammate Oscar Piastri delivered the first podium for McLaren so far this season, the Brit struggled a bit more fighting through a tight pack towards the end of top 6. By the end, McLaren drivers saw few changes to their starting positions. Piastri…
