3 h. ago McLaren’s Oscar Piastri surges to dominant victory at Bahrain F1 GP

George Russell finishes second; Lando Norris thirdFerrari’s Leclerc and Hamilton take fourth and fifthFlawless was the assessment of Oscar Piastri’s race engineer after the Australian delivered an absolutely consummate victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Calm and controlled throughout, this was a champion’s drive from Piastri that has made it abundantly clear he is in contention to return said championship this season.The former Olympic rowing silver medallist Tom Stallard is Piastri’s engineer but unflappable, almost preternaturally composed, Piastri barely needed so much as a gentle nudge from him all race, such was the ease with which he drove from pole to flag to take McLaren’s first victory at the Sakhir circuit. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Lando Norris ‘clueless on track at the minute’ after poor showing in Bahrain

Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri clinched pole position.

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28 h. ago Oscar Piastri outshines McLaren teammate Lando Norris to take pole in Bahrain

Piastri will start ahead of George Russell on the front row while championship leader Norris faltered

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28 h. ago Oscar Piastri takes Bahrain GP pole as Norris and Verstappen fall short: F1 – as it happened

Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain, with Lando Norris only sixth and Max Verstappen seventhLance Stroll in the Aston Martin is the first driver out onto the track.Nico Hulkenberg is out there now, too, with soft tyres the order of the day for most of these teams in qualifying. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Oscar Piastri takes Bahrain GP pole as Norris and Verstappen fall short: F1 – live

Oscar Piastri took pole position in Bahrain, with Lando Norris only sixth and Max Verstappen seventhLance Stroll in the Aston Martin is the first driver out onto the track.Nico Hulkenberg is out there now, too, with soft tyres the order of the day for most of these teams in qualifying. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Lando Norris and Max Verstappen struggle as Oscar Piastri takes pole for Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen wasn't fancied for a repeat of his pole heroics in Suzuka with McLaren comfortable the quickest in Bahrain practice, setting up a shootout between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri

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3 d. ago Lando Norris makes McLaren demand as Max Verstappen defeat highlights weakness

McLaren had the quicker cars at Suzuka last weekend but Max Verstappen beat both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole position and then the race victory regardless

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7 d. ago Max Verstappen defies McLaren duo to win fourth straight Japanese F1 GP

Dutchman led from pole to win fourth Japanese GPMcLaren duo Norris and Piastri finish second, thirdMax Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull with a very strong drive from pole position at Suzuka, beating the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third.It was a fine run from the Dutchman in a car that is not the quickest in the field to secure his first victory of the season. Charles Leclerc was in fourth for Ferrari, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton in seventh. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were in fifth and sixth for Mercedes. Continue reading...

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Max Verstappen shows his class to take shock Japan GP pole position ahead of Lando Norris

McLaren had set the pace by topping all three practice sessions but Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive pole at Suzuka

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8 d. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Qualifying result as Max Verstappen takes stunning pole position with Lando Norris missing out

Follow reaction from Suzuka as Verstappen takes pole away from McLaren at the end of a thrilling qualifying

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8 d. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Max Verstappen takes stunning pole position as Lando Norris misses out

Follow reaction from Suzuka as Verstappen takes pole away from McLaren at the end of a thrilling qualifying

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Qualifying latest updates, stream and results as Lando Norris eyes pole position

Follow all the latest updates from Suzuka as the grid eyes pole in qualifying on Saturday

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9 d. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Qualifying start time and schedule as Lando Norris eyes pole position

Follow all the latest updates from Suzuka as the grid eyes pole in qualifying on Saturday

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3 w. ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Start time, grid positions, how to watch F1 and weather forecast today

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri takes first career pole position in Shanghai ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris

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3 w. ago Hamilton hits out at ‘yapping’ critics after sprint race success at Chinese GP

‘People underestimated steep climb of joining new team’Piastri takes first pole ahead of Russell and NorrisFeisty, confident and feeling vindicated, Lewis Hamilton will, to an extent, be at ease with how he fares in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. After his victory in the sprint race on Saturday, the seven-time champion was energised and assured he is on the right path with Ferrari and even a tough day in Shanghai will not detract from the sense he has seized the reins.A long road lies ahead, but his condemnation of the “yapping” of criticism after a striking victory was the fighting talk of a man who feels he is just beginning to land some blows. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Oscar Piastri takes title fight to Lando Norris with first F1 pole position at Chinese GP

Piastri pulled out all the stops to see off George Russell by just 0.082 seconds with Norris settling for third

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3 w. ago Oscar Piastri wins his first F1 pole after Hamilton takes Chinese GP sprint race

Piastri in pole ahead of Brits Russell and NorrisHamilton clinches first Ferrari sprint race winOscar Piastri took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with a commanding drive in Shanghai for McLaren, after Lewis Hamilton had taken his first victory for Ferrari in the sprint race on Saturday morning.Piastri, scoring his first ever Formula One pole, delivered two immense laps to take the top spot, beating the Mercedes of George Russell into second and his McLaren teammate Lando Norris into third. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in fourth and Hamilton fifth. Piastri understandably celebrated his maiden pole, having put his McLaren at the very front of a race where dashing off into the clean air could prove vital on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago F1 Australian GP LIVE: Race start time with Lando Norris on pole position for season opener

Follow reaction from qualifying in Melbourne as Norris claims pole ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri

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