15 h. ago F1 weather forecast: Chances of rain for Japan Grand Prix in Suzuka

The third race of the 2025 F1 season could be impacted by rain in Suzuka

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15 h. ago Lando Norris shows true colours with reaction after Max Verstappen's shock Suzuka pole

Max Verstappen beat both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, breaking Sebastian Vettel's previous Suzuka lap record in the process

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17 h. ago Max Verstappen pips Lando Norris to F1 Japanese GP pole with stunning lap

Red Bull driver exceeds expectations in unpredictable carBeats McLaren’s Norris by one hundredth of a secondMax Verstappen claimed pole for the Japanese Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at Suzuka, beating the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third. Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton eighth. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were fifth and sixth for Mercedes.The pole will be of no little relief to Verstappen and Red Bull and was very much against expectations, given that the car had not looked as strong as the McLaren or Mercedes in the opening rounds, nor at Suzuka this weekend. It demonstrated that given full rein, the RB21 is still a quick car and may yet be a title contender. McLaren looked strongest by some way in practice but when let fully off the leash at Suzuka in a tightly contested fight it was Verstappen and Red Bull who had the edge, setting up a fascinating fight for Sunday. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago F1 Japanese GP qualifying result: Who took pole position as Lando Norris misses out

Team-mates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were the clear favourites for pole at the Japanese Grand Prix after McLaren dominated practice ahead of the Suzuka race

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30 h. ago Lando Norris: ‘You don’t have to have a killer instinct to be world champion’

McLaren driver is determined to succeed as a nice guy in F1 but don’t mistake his kindness for a lack of fightHis credentials as a potential Formula One world champion have been questioned but Lando Norris is unperturbed. With an almost startling level of honesty, highly unusual in the sport, the British driver has considered conventional wisdom and its implications and rejected it. That he wants to win is in no doubt but he will not allow his sense of self to be subsumed at the altar of success at all costs.“I feel like there is a very prescribed version of how people say a world champion needs to be – overly aggressive,” he says in his McLaren team’s hospitality on a chilly day in Suzuka before this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. “I want to win a championship. I’d rather just be a good person and try to do well. I’ll do whatever I can to win a championship but maybe I won’t sacrifice in my life as much as some others, in terms of who I am as a person and have the ‘fuck you’ mental...

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42 h. ago Japanese Grand Prix: McLaren dominate in chaotic Suzuka practice with four red flags

Grass twice caught fire on the side of the circuit during second practice session

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