Piastri: McLaren 'fair' to deny him shot at Suzuka win Frustrated Oscar Piastri felt he had the pace in his McLaren to beat Max Verstappen at the Japanese GP but accepted that his team didn't back his call. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
Verstappen on McLaren F1 car: 'In that car you wouldn't have even seen me' Max Verstappen has quipped that if he was driving McLaren’s Formula 1 car “then you wouldn’t have seen me” despite his dominant pole and victory at the Japanese Grand Prix. Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025
Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Japanese Grand Prix A qualifying lap for the ages and an impressive batch of rookies brightened up Formula 1's tepid Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Here's who impressed us at Suzuka and who didn't make the grade Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025
Vasseur: F1 2025 world championship could be decided on qualifying sessions Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the current Formula 1 season is in danger of becoming a “qualifying world championship”, with overtaking at a premium in the past two rounds. Autosport · Apr 6, 2025
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. Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025
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 · Apr 6, 2025
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 · Apr 6, 2025
Why McLaren had limited strategic options to beat Verstappen in Japan McLaren says it had to choose between potentially sacrificing Oscar Piastri or losing time to Max Verstappen on new hard tyres when it came to Lando Norris' Japanese Grand Prix strategy, which explains the decision to pit the Briton on the same lap as the Red Bull driver. Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025
Norris: "We lost F1 Japanese GP in qualifying" Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying. Autosport · Apr 6, 2025
Norris questions McLaren strategy, but felt Japanese GP was lost in qualifying Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying. Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025
"Max is the last guy I expect to give me any space," says Norris of pit exit incident Lando Norris has downplayed the clash he had with Max Verstappen on the pit exit during the Japanese Grand Prix, describing it as "simply racing". Autosport · Apr 6, 2025
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 · Apr 6, 2025
Max Verstappen defies McLaren duo to win fourth Japanese F1 GP in a row The world champion Dutchman led from pole to win his fourth Japanese GP, beating the McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Verstappen wins Japan GP, Aussie Piastri finishes third Red Bull superstar Max Verstappen has secured a convincing win at the Japanese F1 Grand Prix from pole, holding off McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. AAP · Apr 6, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025 McLaren’s ‘panic’ F1 strategy slammed as Norris loses out to Verstappen in Japan McLaren’s decision to pit Norris on the same lap as race winner Verstappen was criticised by 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve in Suzuka
Autosport · Apr 6, 2025 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.
Motorsport · Apr 6, 2025 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.
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025 Max Verstappen wins Japanese Grand Prix after pit-lane tussle with Lando Norris Verstappen claimed a fourth successive Japanese Grand Prix win.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2025 Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to claim F1 Japanese Grand Prix – as it happened Lap-by-lap report: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix, beating McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 Lando Norris ‘fit and mentally focused’ in bid to win maiden world title The Briton currently leads the drivers’ standings.
Motorsport · Apr 5, 2025 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".
Autosport · Apr 5, 2025 How Verstappen edged McLaren duo in F1 Japanese GP qualifying Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend – free practice, Q1, and Q2 – positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for pole. Oscar Piastri led the way after the first runs in Q3, with Verstappen trailing by a quarter of a…
Motorsport · Apr 5, 2025 Analysis: Where Verstappen made the difference against McLaren in Japan qualifying Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend – free practice, Q1, and Q2 – positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for pole. Oscar Piastri led the way after the first runs in Q3, with Max Verstappen trailing by a quarter of…
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 F1 weather forecast: Chances of rain for Japan Grand Prix in Suzuka The third race of the 2025 F1 season could be impacted by rain in Suzuka
Autosport · Apr 5, 2025 Norris happy with car again as "small margin" costs him Japanese GP pole Lando Norris insists he is much happier with his McLaren Formula 1 car than he was in China - despite being beaten to Japanese Grand Prix pole by Max Verstappen.