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Max Verstappen is openly reconsidering his future in Formula 1, after another tricky qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver was narrowly eliminated in Q2 at Suzuka, compounding his discontent after he expressed unabashed aversion towards F1’s new regulations.
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2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has backed George Russell to be able to handle the intra-team battle at Mercedes.
The Brackley outfit has had a dominant start to the 2026 season, winning both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix and the Chinese sprint race. While Russell claimed the victory in Australia as well as in the sprint race, his team-mate Kimi Antonelli sits just four points ...Keep reading

Toprak Razgatlioglu said he was “very angry” after Friday Practice at the United States Grand Prix, believing braking issues denied him a potential spot inside the top 10.
The three-time World Superbike champion bolted on a fresh set of tyres for his final run at Austin, aiming to improve on his earlier time of 2m02.373s.
Razgatlioglu appeared on course for a competitive time, as he ...Keep reading

McLaren team chief Andrea Stella has discussed the possibility of the Woking outfit challenging Ferrari for a spot on the podium at the Japanese Grand Prix. 
After a disastrous start to the season, which resulted in only one grand prix start from Lando Norris at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, McLaren saw a step forward at the Suzuka circuit. 
Oscar Piastri, who is yet to start a ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has explained why he dismissed a British newspaper journalist from his press conference in Japan, as his Red Bull Formula 1 team is keen to clear the air over the incident.
In his Thursday session, Verstappen expelled a journalist who at the 2025 Abu Dhabi finale asked whether he regretted his red mist clash with George Russell in Barcelona last June. 
It resulted in a 10s ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia believes it would have been a “disaster” to miss out on a direct entry into Q2 after showing a strong pace all Friday at the United States Grand Prix.
The factory Ducati rider set the early benchmark in the hour-long practice session at Austin, comfortably leading the field on used Michelin tyres.
However, as rivals switched to new soft compounds to complete their time ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is “playing catch-up” at the Japanese Grand Prix after the Formula 1 world champion was outqualified by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at Suzuka.
Norris will start Sunday’s race in fifth having qualified six tenths off Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who was around four tenths ahead of third-placed Piastri.
Piastri has been a step ahead of his team-mate all weekend ...Keep reading

Onboard footage from the cockpit of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari has surfaced showing the Monegasque driver fuming following qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. 
While Leclerc qualified fourth for the Japanese Grand Prix, he fumed over the team radio: "I can’t understand quali, it’s a f**king joke! I go faster in corners, throttle earlier, for f**k’s sake, I'm losing everything in the ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso feels Suzuka's driving challenge is "gone" with the 2026 regulations as they are.
The storied Japanese Grand Prix venue is a driver favourite with its challenging first sector Esses and its high-speed Degner and Spoon sequences. However, due to the energy saving demands of F1’s 2026 regulations, drivers are approaching those corners at lower ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton is worried that Ferrari will only regress in the Formula 1 pecking order once McLaren has fully understood the Mercedes engine in the MCL40.
Ferrari has been the closest challenger to the factory Mercedes outfit in the 2026 season, sitting second in the championship and 31 points behind the dominant Silver Arrows after two rounds.
It’s been a more troubled start to ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok has claimed that Kimi Antonelli has had the "upper hand" over his experienced team-mate George Russell throughout the Japanese Grand Prix weekend so far.
The Italian driver secured pole position for the race at the Suzuka circuit, and Russell will join him on the front row with a P2 start.
"We have seen through the practice ...Keep reading

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Max Verstappen is at a loss with his Red Bull Formula 1 car after his Japanese Grand Prix qualifying ended as early as Q2.
The four-time world champion was ninth-fastest in the opening segment of qualifying and set the 10th-quickest lap early in Q2, 0.024s behind team-mate Isack Hadjar and 0.049s ahead of Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg.
Verstappen did improve by a tenth on his final run, but a ...Keep reading

Appearing on the Dale Jr. Download with NASCAR Hall of Fame Dale Earnhardt Jr., Scott Speed reflected on his racing career, from Formula 1 to NASCAR and later rallycross.
His F1 shot came about when Red Bull first arrived on the grid, and was searching for an American talent. 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan was a big part of the idea, with Speed saying, "They selected 16 of us ...Keep reading

The Japanese Grand Prix is hosting round three of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign and Kimi Antonelli will start on pole after an action-packed qualifying session at Suzuka.
Here are five takeaways from Saturday in Suzuka.
Qualifying change a step in the right direction for 2026 ruleset
The 2026 regulation change has been contentious to say the least. Just looking at the drivers, Max ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Kimi Antonelli grabbed his second career pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, also his second in a row, as Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q2.
Antonelli enforced his dominance on Mercedes team-mate George Russell so far this weekend, with the Italian youngster quicker than his elder in the last two free practice sessions as well as Q2 – by six tenths – and Q3 – by three.
The ...Keep reading

For Mick Schumacher, the move across the pond was more than just a change of scenery—it was a leap into the deep end. After his first few races in IndyCar, the German driver has offered an honest assessment.
Despite years of experience in Formula 1 and winning the Formula 2 championship, Mick realized that things work differently in the United States. His takeaway after the first two races ...Keep reading

Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli has headed team-mate George Russell in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Russell was unable to top Antonelli's final quarter lap in the W17 as Mercedes heads to qualifying as the clear favourites, leading FP3 by a huge margin over its Ferrari and McLaren challengers.
The first proper push laps saw the Ferraris take an early lead before Antonelli ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez has called for improved safety measures at the Circuit of the Americas after a crash-strewn first day of track action on Friday at the United States GP. 
The 29-year-old Spaniard's older brother Marc suffered a high-speed crash at Turn 10 in the morning session, escaping major injury but not pain. While that was the only fall of the morning session, afternoon Practice saw a spate ...Keep reading