Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix to overtake George Russell in race for F1 title Italian becomes youngest F1 championship leader Evening Standard · Mar 29
Kimi Antonelli wins Japan Grand Prix to become youngest F1 championship leader Italian leads his Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points with Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of the season The Guardian - AU · Mar 29
Five quick takeaways from F1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli wins again and moves into the championship lead Motorsport · Mar 29
F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Antonelli to victory At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win; he took the championship lead in the process Autosport · Mar 29
F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Kimi Antonelli to victory At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win, taking the championship lead in the process Motorsport · Mar 29
"The more you push, the slower you go" - Japan's odd F1 qualifying explained The vagaries of Formula 1's 2026 regulations keep causing headaches in qualifying ahead of crunch talks to tweak the rules Autosport · Mar 28
"Hurts your soul": Why F1 drivers were so upset after Suzuka qualifying Energy harvesting rules are forcing drivers to slow in fast corners, flipping qualifying on its head Motorsport · Mar 28
Charles Leclerc: “I go faster in corners — and lose everything on the straight” Ferrari driver’s radio message highlights how 2026 F1 rules punish drivers for pushing harder in qualifying Motorsport · Mar 28
Fernando Alonso: Suzuka driving challenge "gone" with 2026 F1 cars Alonso laments the loss of the Japanese Grand Prix's unique driving challenge, which he says was taken away by Formula 1's 2026 rules – but Gabriel Bortoleto disagrees Motorsport · Mar 28
Alonso: Suzuka driving challenge "gone" with 2026 F1 cars Alonso laments the loss of the Japanese Grand Prix's unique driving challenge, which he says was taken away by Formula 1's 2026 rules – but Gabriel Bortoleto disagrees Autosport · Mar 28
Lewis Hamilton fears Ferrari regression in F1 pecking order The Ferrari driver reckons McLaren is a huge threat to the Italian outfit and believes Mercedes is too far ahead at the front Motorsport · Mar 28
Kimi Antonelli on F1 Japanese GP pole in Mercedes lockout with George Russell Italian finished 0.298sec ahead of George Russell as Oscar Piastri qualified third, with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris fifth The Guardian - AU · Mar 28
F1 Japanese GP: Antonelli on pole again, Verstappen out in Q2 Kimi Antonelli was fastest in qualifying at Suzuka, earning his second career pole position after China last time around Autosport · Mar 28
F1 Japanese GP: Kimi Antonelli on pole, Max Verstappen out in Q2 Kimi Antonelli was fastest in qualifying at Suzuka, earning his second career pole position after China last time around Motorsport · Mar 28
The Independent UK · Mar 28 Ollie Bearman crash - latest: FIA release statement after 191mph shunt in Japan F1’s governing body has spoken out after the British 20-year-old endured a massive crash on Sunday
The Independent UK · Mar 28 Kimi Antonelli leads way as Mercedes dominate practice in Japan Antonelli finished 0.254 seconds clear of fellow Mercedes driver George Russell in Suzuka ahead of qualifying for Sunday’s race.
Motorsport · Mar 27 Long-run analysis: Is Mercedes sandbagging in Japan? McLaren ended up with the quickest time overall on Friday – yet that doesn’t say much about the true pecking order in Japan
Motorsport · Mar 27 Where Ferrari thinks it stacks up in Japan after mixed Friday Ferrari went through a low-key Friday at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix with a SF-26 that was difficult to tame for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
Autosport · Mar 27 Ferrari 'lacking pace' compared to Mercedes and McLaren at Japanese GP Ferrari went through a low-key Friday at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix with a SF-26 that was difficult to tame for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
Motorsport · Mar 27 Ferrari chairman John Elkann sends 'accountability and determination' message in open letter John Elkann admitted Ferrari underperformed in Formula 1 in 2025
Autosport · Mar 27 F1 Japanese GP: Piastri halts Mercedes dominance by topping FP2 Mercedes took a 1-2 in opening practice at Suzuka, but Piastri went quickest in FP2, having controlled the session throughout
Motorsport · Mar 27 F1 Japanese GP: Oscar Piastri halts Mercedes dominance by topping FP2 Mercedes took a 1-2 in opening practice at Suzuka, but Piastri went quickest in FP2, having controlled the session throughout
Autosport · Mar 27 F1 Japanese GP: Russell leads Antonelli in FP1 by 0.026s George Russell and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli have picked up where they left off by topping first free practice at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix
Motorsport · Mar 27 F1 Japanese GP: George Russell leads Kimi Antonelli by 0.026s in FP1 George Russell and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli have picked up where they left off by topping first free practice at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix
Motorsport · Mar 27 Leclerc: Ferrari not as close to Mercedes as people think Despite challenging for the lead in the opening grands prix of the season, Charles Leclerc says the gap between Mercedes and Ferrari is wider than it may seem