Ferrari's Fred Vasseur in the pit lane on Sunday at the 2025 Japanese GP
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Vasseur: Qualifying championship in progress after F1 Japanese GP

The Scuderia Ferrari Team led by Fred Vasseur improved their initially underwhelming performance at the F1 Japanese GP. Following a far from ideal start to the season with China’s double disqualification and Australia’s average results, the team scored 18 points on Sunday. Despite improvements, the SF-25’s pace was still lacking Frustrated with the lack of…

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Haas’ Bearman optimistically looks towards remainder of triple header after P10 in F1 Japanese GP

The F1 Japanese GP extended a positive streak for Ollie Bearman after Haas unlocked surprising pace at the Shanghai International Circuit two weeks ago. The British driver earned back-to-back point finishes with Sunday’s 10th position following his 8th place finish in China. Ranking 12th in the Drivers’ Championship standings, the British driver feels optimistic about…

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Second placed Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren celebrates with a teammate in parc ferme during the F1 Japanese GP.
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Norris outlines McLaren deficiencies after P2 finish at F1 Japanese GP

Lando Norris walked away from the 2025 F1 Japanese GP with a strong second-place finish, yet his post-race reflections were laced with both encouragement and a sense of what might have been. The McLaren driver shadowed Max Verstappen for much of the race but ultimately couldn’t find a way past, as strategy decisions and track…

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

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…

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Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will line up 16th and 17th on the grid, respectively, for the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, after a somewhat disappointing qualifying session in which both Sauber drivers believe more was on offer if the laps had been executed better.
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Sauber drivers “not entirely happy” after double Q1 elimination in F1 Japanese GP

Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will line up 16th and 17th on the grid, respectively, for the 2025 F1 Japanese GP, after a somewhat disappointing qualifying session in which both Sauber drivers believe more was on offer if the laps had been executed better. Hülkenberg was the lead Sauber on the grid for a second…

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Esteban Ocon will start P18 after an early exit from the F1 Japanese GP Qualifying session.
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Ocon laments no grip after early exit from F1 Japanese GP qualifying

Esteban Ocon’s difficult weekend continued at the F1 Japanese GP, as the Haas driver was eliminated in the first qualifying session, starting Sunday’s race from a disappointing 18th position. New parts fail to deliver expected performance Despite introducing new upgrades for the Suzuka weekend, Ocon struggled to extract performance from his updated Haas, during the…

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Doohan driving for Alpine during the F1 Japanese GP
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Doohan lacking confidence in high speed corners at Suzuka after huge F1 Japanese GP practice crash

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…

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Max Verstappen takes surprise pole position after the F1 Japanese GP Qualifying session
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Horner: Verstappen taking pole position at F1 Japanese GP completely unexpected

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…

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