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McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified P2 and P3 in their MCL39 cars for the F1 Japanese GP after a stunning lap by Max Verstappen put him on pole. McLaren Team Principal, Andrea Stella, sheds light on where the two McLarens can improve going forward in the season. Stella deems Norris’s struggle on…
What was supposed to be a normal qualifying session for Carlos Sainz ended up being a roller coaster. During the final minutes of Q2, the Spaniard caused an impending incident involving Lewis Hamilton, which the stewards took note of, and they ultimately handed him a 3-place grid penalty. An error that costs Sainz everything Carlos…
The F1 Japanese GP truly hasn’t gone according to plan so far for Alpine driver Jack Doohan. In fact, the Australian rookie driver had suffered an incredibly strong crash during yesterday’s FP2, his first on track session after sitting out FP1 in favour of Ryo Hirakawa. The matter strongly impacted his track time of the…
Williams F1 driver Alex Albon takes 9th in qualifying for the Japanese GP this Saturday. Albon capped it off in Q3 clocking a 1:27.615. During qualifying, Albon’s Williams was not exactly a stunner. Barely making it out of Q2 with only 39 hundredths covering himself and Pierre Gasly, a P9 is certainly something to write…
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…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finally found his confidence around the Suzuka International Circuit after he qualified P6 at the F1 Japanese GP. After a positive Friday for his teammate, George Russell, the young Italian evidently struggled to find confidence and momentum in the car. Finishing behind Russell in all three practices, Antonelli knew he had to…
Ollie Bearman secured his joint best qualifying result in F1 with a P10 start for the Japanese GP. Despite Haas struggling throughout practice for raw speed, Bearman put together an impressive lap, getting himself into Q3 for the race on Sunday. Bearman suffered a difficult start to the season with multiple mistakes around Albert Park….
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri looked like a hot candidate for pole position throughout Qualifying for the Japanese GP. The 23-year-old held provisional pole after his first run in Q3. On his second run, he slightly improved on his previous time, but it wasn’t enough to maintain pole position as he had a moment in the first…
Overall, Lewis Hamilton was left with mixed feelings after his first F1 Japanese GP qualifying session at Ferrari. The seven times World Champion will start out tomorrow from P8 but is confident that he will be able to move up the standings. Mixed sensations for Hamilton Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton was hoping for a better…
Mercedes’ George Russell continued on his impressive qualifying form having secured P5 for the F1 Japanese GP. The British driver had been on the pace from the get-go since the start of the weekend, having finished in the top 3 in two of the three practice sessions. Following closely behind the McLaren’s in both FP1…
