Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from F1

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

The Independent UK

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.

Motorsport

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

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

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.

Motorsport

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

Motorsport

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".

Motorsport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

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.

Autosport

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.

Autosport

'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.

AAP

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

The Independent UK

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.

Motorsport

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

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

Reason

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

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

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.

The Independent UK

Jack Doohan rushed to F1 medical centre after huge 185mph crash in Japan GP practice

The Alpine driver lost control of the car in the high-speed turn one section of Suzuka in practice

The Independent UK

The challenge facing Yuki Tsunoda? To master a car built for Max Verstappen

Tsunoda makes his Red Bull F1 debut in Japan this weekend – and he certainly does not lack confidence

1 … 215 216 217 218

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.