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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

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

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 Guardian - AU

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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

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

Japanese Grand Prix: Max Verstappen clinches stunning pole to knock McLaren off front row

Lando Norris was knocked into P2 by 0.012 seconds after a remarkable final lap from the reigning champion

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Verstappen Snatches 'Special' Pole For Japan GP With Lap Record

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen smashed the track record to snatch pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, as Yuki Tsunoda qualified a lowly 15th in his Red Bull debut.

International Business Times

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Japanese GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

Motorsport

‘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

Max Verstappen shows his class to take shock Japan GP pole position ahead of Lando Norris

McLaren had set the pace by topping all three practice sessions but Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive pole at Suzuka

The Independent UK

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen grabs surprise pole to defeat the McLarens

Max Verstappen stormed to a surprise pole position at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as the reigning world champion defeated both McLarens to grab top spot.

Motorsport

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen beats Norris and Piastri to pole, grass fires strike again

Max Verstappen stormed to a surprise pole position at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as the reigning world champion beat both McLarens to top spot.

Autosport

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.

Autosport

Analysis: Why both Racing Bulls were ahead of Verstappen on Friday in Japan

"I think the people at Racing Bulls were a bit surprised themselves by the good car they've built this year," Max Verstappen told reporters on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Analysis: Why both Racing Bulls were ahead of Max Verstappen on Friday in Japan

"I think the people at Racing Bulls were a bit surprised themselves by the good car they've built this year," Max Verstappen told reporters on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Lawson feeling at ease with VCARB 02 after Red Bull F1 demotion

Liam Lawson said he has enjoyed his return to Racing Bulls at Suzuka despite his harsh demotion from Red Bull, feeling at ease in the team's vastly different Formula 1 car.

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Autosport

Lawson relishing Racing Bulls F1 car's 'wider window'

Liam Lawson says he has enjoyed his return to Racing Bulls at Suzuka despite his harsh demotion from Red Bull, feeling at ease in the team's vastly different Formula 1 car.

Autosport

Tsunoda's first-day headaches in the Red Bull cockpit

After the expectation, 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.

Al Jazeera

McLarens on top as grass fires and crashes disrupt F1 practice at Suzuka

Practice for Formula One’s Japanese Grand Prix heavily disrupted as McLarens take top two spots.

Autosport

Tost: You could give Lawson 100 years and he still wouldn’t be as fast as Tsunoda

Former Racing Bulls team principal Franz Tost has said Liam Lawson could have been given "100 years and he still wouldn’t be as fast" as Yuki Tsunoda, as he backed the decision to swap the pair by Red Bull.

The Guardian - UK

Japan F1 GP practice stopped four times but Tsunoda still delivers for Red Bull

A Jack Doohan crash and two trackside fires at Suzuka contributed to four red flags at incident-filled Japan F1 GP 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

Evening Standard

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

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