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Five F1 teams announce driver swaps for Bahrain GP practice

Teams are required to run rookies twice in each of their cars over the 2025 F1 season

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

F1 Panel: Should McLaren have won the Japanese GP?

It's often said that Max Verstappen needs a strong team-mate to back him up during the races. With McLaren having two drivers capable of fighting at the front, they should be able to simply outsmart Red Bull and its leader with strategy.

Motorsport · Apr 8, 2025

How a trio of rookies impressed at the F1 Japanese GP

For a circuit as famously difficult to master as Suzuka, seeing three Formula 1 rookies secure points during the Japanese Grand Prix is a testament to the ability of the new breed of driver coming through the ranks.

Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025

‘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 - UK · Apr 5, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5, 2025

F1 Japanese GP: Norris leads McLaren 1-2 as grass fires interrupt practice

Lando Norris closed out Japanese Grand Prix practice with the fastest time, just 0.026 seconds ahead of McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri, as the session faced two red flags due to grass fires.

Motorsport · Apr 5, 2025

F1 Japanese GP: Norris leads Piastri as grass fires interrupt practice again

Lando Norris closed out Japanese Grand Prix practice with the fastest time, just 0.026 seconds ahead of McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri, as the session faced two red flags due to grass fires.

Autosport · Apr 5, 2025

McLaren tips Mercedes as biggest F1 rival at Japanese GP

McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri believe Mercedes will be their biggest opponent in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

Autosport · Apr 4, 2025

McLaren tips Mercedes as its biggest rival for F1 Japanese Grand Prix

McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri believe Mercedes will be their biggest opponent in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

Motorsport · Apr 4, 2025

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

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025