Williams driver Carlos Sainz was fined €20,000 ($21,910), with half suspended, after he was late for the national anthem at Sunday’s Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix due to a “stomach issue.”
Category: Formula 1
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Stella defends McLaren strategy calls in Japan
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has defended his team’s strategy calls at the Japanese Grand Prix, including the decision not to swap its drivers at the end of the race.
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Horner lauds flawless Verstappen at Suzuka
Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole for the fourth straight year on Sunday but Red Bull team principal Christian Horner thought the Dutchman’s 64th race victory was one of his best ever.
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Teen Antonelli takes F1 records at Suzuka
Andrea Kimi Antonelli showed he was a quick learner by becoming Formula 1’s youngest race leader and fastest lap setter on his way to sixth place for Mercedes in the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Verstappen quips he would win easily in McLaren
After his tense Japanese Grand Prix win Max Verstappen quipped “you wouldn’t have seen me” if he had been driving the McLaren car.
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Hamilton confident Ferrari performance can improve
Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari has found something on his car that has resulted in a performance deficit at the opening three races of the season and is optimistic he will make a step forward if it can be fixed at the next race in Bahrain.
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Norris on Verstappen incident: ‘It was racing’
Lando Norris said Max Verstappen was entitled not to leave space in the one moment at the Japanese Grand Prix that the two drivers went wheel-to-wheel for the lead.
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Vasseur: Qualifying vital with lack of overtakes
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur believes Formula 1’s 2025 season will largely be dictated by qualifying instead of races, which has seen a limited number of overtakes so far.
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Red Bull’s Tsunoda: Japan qualifying ‘very sad’
Yuki Tsunoda said he felt “very sad” after his qualifying debut with Red Bull unraveled on Saturday, leaving him 15th on the grid for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
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Hadjar makes Q3 despite seatbelt ‘nightmare’
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar took his car through to Q3 at the Japanese Grand Prix despite “nightmare” pain from his seatbelt.