7 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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7 h. ago F1 news: Lewis Hamilton breaks rules at Japanese GP as cause of 185mph horror crash revealed

The Japanese Grand Prix is upon us and already we've had drama from Lewis Hamilton's run-in with the stewards to the massive crash which completely destroyed a car

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12 h. ago When is the next F1 race and how can I watch Japanese Grand Prix qualfying?

F1 heads to Suzuka for the third race of the 2025 season as Yuki Tsunoda makes his Red Bull debut

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16 h. ago Lewis Hamilton incurs wrath of F1 stewards at Japanese GP for ignoring clear instruction

Lance Stroll joined Lewis Hamilton in the bad books of the Japanese Grand Prix stewards after both were found to have ignored a clear instruction given by the race director

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16 h. ago Formula One rookie suffers 'big, big crash' in practice at Japanese Grand Prix as trackside fires spark chaos

HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: Australian driver Jack Doohan was involved in a terrifying high-speed crash during the second practice session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

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17 h. ago Max Verstappen admits he's lacking 'trust' in Red Bull as Yuki Tsunoda caught off guard

The Japanese Grand Prix weekend did not get off to an ideal start for Red Bull with Max Verstappen not feeling confidence in the car and Yuki Tsunoda admitting he's been surprised by his machine

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17 h. ago F1 star destroys car in heavy crash as Japanese Grand Prix session stopped

Jack Doohan's second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix was brought to a premature end after the Alpine driver suffered a huge high-speed crash at Suzuka

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17 h. ago Japan GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull

Four red flags include two fires and Doohan crashTsunoda close behind Verstappen; Norris heads timesWith the weight of a nation on his shoulders and under the most intense scrutiny of his career, Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda delivered with no little finesse in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in his first outing for Red Bull. Lando Norris meanwhile appears well set to further advance his world championship ambitions, with a strong showing at Suzuka for McLaren, despite a second session interrupted by no fewer than four red flags, two caused by trackside fires.Tsunoda was drafted in from sister outfit Racing Bulls only last week to replace Liam Lawson, who the team unceremoniously demoted after just two races. The 24-year-old has four seasons in F1 under his belt but has never driven this year’s Red Bull before and it is a notoriously hard car to handle, as Lawson discovered. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Japan F1 GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull

Four red flags include two fires and Doohan crashTsunoda close behind Verstappen; Norris heads timesWith the weight of a nation on his shoulders and under the most intense scrutiny of his career, Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda delivered with no little finesse in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix in his first outing for Red Bull. Lando Norris, meanwhile, appears well set to further advance his world championship ambitions, with a strong showing at Suzuka for McLaren, despite a second session interrupted by no fewer than four red flags, two caused by trackside fires.Tsunoda was drafted in from the sister team, Racing Bulls, only last week to replace Liam Lawson, whom the team unceremoniously demoted after just two races. The 24-year-old has four seasons in F1 under his belt but has never driven this year’s Red Bull before and it is a notoriously hard car to handle, as Lawson discovered. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago F1 star decimates car in huge crash as Japanese Grand Prix session red

Jack Doohan was a spectator in first practice, and his second session at the Japanese Grand Prix was cut short after a huge crash when the Australian lost control at high speed

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18 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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19 h. ago McLaren dominate again with Japanese Grand Prix practice double

Britain’s Lando Norris was quickest in the opening running before team-mate Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in the second session.

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19 h. ago F1's Japanese Grand Prix suspended as a fire breaks out on track with four red flags waved

There was chaos in F1 on Friday morning as four red flags were waved in practice before a fire broke out on the Japanese Grand Prix track causing the race to be suspended

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19 h. ago Reason Red Bull are racing with special white and red car at Japanese Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda will make his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix and will do so in a special livery for the team's final Formula 1 season with Honda

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20 h. ago Japanese Grand Prix session stopped after F1 star destroys car in huge crash

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend was disrupted on Friday when one Formula 1 star lost control of his race car and smashed into a barrier at high speed

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20 h. ago Red Bull change colour of car for Yuki Tsunoda's debut at Japanese Grand Prix

Oracle Red Bull Racing are throwing it back to 1965 for Sunday's Japanese GP at the Suzuka Circuit, with stunning red and white livery in tribute to their long-standing partnership with Honda

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25 h. ago F1's Japanese GP has storylines that may be as fleeting as the country's cherry blossoms

The Japanese Grand Prix is only the third Formula 1 race of the season, but several storylines are developing that promise a few twists

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31 h. ago Japanese Grand Prix Prediction & F1 Betting Tips: Mighty McLaren Tough To Stop

Read our F1 betting tips ahead of Sunday’s race in Suzuka

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31 h. ago F1 news: Lewis Hamilton fury vented as Max Verstappen admits his anger at situation

The likes of Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris have all been speaking to reporters on media day ahead of this weekend's action at the Japanese Grand Prix

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40 h. ago Max Verstappen indicates he was unhappy Red Bull sacked Liam Lawson

Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson for Sunday’s Japan GPLewis Hamilton describes demotion as ‘pretty harsh’Max Verstappen has intimated he was unhappy with the way his Red Bull team suddenly sacked their driver Liam Lawson after just two races and replaced him with Yuki Tsunoda from sister team Racing Bulls, speaking in the buildup to this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.Red Bull dropped Lawson with a shocking speed after he underperformed in his first two races for the team, a bluntly emphatic act even by F1 standards. In the immediate aftermath the former driver Giedo van der Garde described Red Bull’s treatment of the 23-year-old as “closer to bullying or a panic move” and that they “gave Liam two races only to crush his spirit” in a post on Instagram, which was liked by Verstappen. Continue reading...

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