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.
Category: Formula 1
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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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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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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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Sources: V10 engines meeting set for next week
Formula 1’s engine manufacturers will meet ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix next week to talk about a return to V10 engines, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
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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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Alonso: There’s no one like ‘magical’ Verstappen
Fernando Alonso was left in awe watching Max Verstappen’s “magical” pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Verstappen: Japan pole was ‘very unexpected’
Max Verstappen described his pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix as “very unexpected” after he defied the odds to beat the two McLaren drivers to the fastest time in qualifying.
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Hamilton: P8 in Japan is ‘not good enough’
Lewis Hamilton took the blame for his lacklustre qualifying performance at the Japanese Grand Prix, saying it was “not good enough.”
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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.