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Vasseur: F1 2025 could be a "quali championship"

Fred Vasseur believes the current Formula 1 season is in danger of becoming a “quali championship” with overtaking at a premium in the past two rounds.

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Lando Norris backs himself to go ‘toe to toe’ with F1 world champion Max Verstappen in 2025

Verstappen’s victory at Suzuka cut Norris’ championship lead to just one point after three races

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton highlights issue with Ferrari F1 car after Japan GP: ‘We’ve found something’

Hamilton finished seventh in the Japanese GP with Ferrari lacking pace in race three of the 2025 season

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Japanese GP: five quick takeaways

Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed an impressive pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix and went on take his first Formula 1 victory of the season.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen fends off McLaren pair for flawless victory

Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025 in a flawless performance, crossing the line with a 1.4s advantage.

Autosport

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen resists the McLarens to claim first 2025 win

Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025, crossing the line with a 1.4-second advantage.

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Fernando Alonso on Max Verstappen’s "magical" Suzuka pole lap: "Only he can do it"

Game recognizes game as the two-time F1 World Champion took a moment to appreciate the four-time world champion during qualifying at the Japanese GP

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Red Bull risk losing Max Verstappen after show of force at Suzuka

Team’s fall from grace has been similar to Manchester City’s and rivals are circling around the world champion

The Guardian - UK

Norris insists he wants to win F1 title "by being a nice guy"

Lando Norris says he is ready to claim the Formula 1 title - but he’s determined to do it on his own terms "by being a nice guy".

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Bearman and Komatsu taken aback by top-10 qualifying at F1 Japanese GP

Oliver Bearman admitted he did not expect to get out of the first qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix before putting his Haas 10th on the grid.

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Bearman and Komatsu surprised by Haas qualifying pace at F1 Japanese GP

Oliver Bearman admitted he did not expect to get out of the first qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix before putting his Haas 10th on the grid.

Motorsport

How Red Bull's controversial Tsunoda-Lawson F1 swap may be working already

Despite returning to the slower Racing Bulls car, Liam Lawson outqualified his Red Bull replacement Yuki Tsunoda for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix. But there are signs Red Bull's merciless switch may actually be working already.

Motorsport

Red Bull's controversial Tsunoda-Lawson F1 swap may be working already

Despite returning to the slower Racing Bulls car, Liam Lawson outqualified his Red Bull replacement Yuki Tsunoda in Japan. But there are signs Red Bull's merciless switch may actually be working already.

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'Still in the fight': Piastri to stalk win from third

Max Verstappen has taken pole position in Japan with an incredible lap as the prospect of rain clouds Oscar Piastri's bid for back-to-back Formula One wins.

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The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton falls short of Ferrari potential in Japan GP qualifying: ‘Not good enough’

The seven-time world champion endured a disappointing end to qualifying for race three in Suzuka

Motorsport

Verstappen: Red Bull hasn't solved F1 car woes despite "special" Japan pole

Max Verstappen has said Red Bull has not fixed its troublesome Formula 1 car despite taking a stunning Japanese Grand Prix pole that he called one of his finest career laps.

The Guardian - UK

‘Special one’: Max Verstappen pips Lando Norris to F1 Japanese GP pole

Max 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

The Guardian - AU

Max Verstappen on pole after blistering final lap in F1 Japanese GP qualifying – as it happened

Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole position at Suzuka in a dramatic finish to qualifying in Japan

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Regulations Are Hurting Red Bull's F1 Performance

Instead of fixing its car, the team keeps shifting blame from driver to driver.

The Guardian - UK

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 fight

Motorsport

Alonso shocked by "weird" spin in FP2 for the Japanese GP

Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso was left confused by his spin during second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix and suggested it may have been caused by a gust of wind.

Autosport

Alonso surprised by 'weird' Japan FP2 spin

Even Formula 1 world champions make mistakes – although Fernando Alonso indicated that fluctuations in the headwind at a critical part of the lap at Suzuka could have tipped him into the spin that brought second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix to a halt.

Motorsport

DRS "misjudgement" from Doohan caused F1 Japanese GP practice crash

Alpine driver Jack Doohan has said he was "caught by surprise" by his heavy crash in Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix second practice, with team boss Oliver Oakes labelling it a "misjudgement".

The Independent UK

Trackside fires at Japan GP forces F1 to take drastic ‘pre-emptive measures’

Friday practice was red-flagged twice after a series of fires broke out on the trackside grass at Suzuka

Motorsport

Assessing Tsunoda's first day in the Red Bull cockpit at F1's Japanese GP

After the expectation comes the reality. Yuki Tsunoda’s first day actually driving Red Bull's diva-ish RB21 Formula 1 machine, as opposed to piloting an ersatz version of it in a simulator, answered some questions while leaving others hanging.

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