Ferrari’s former chairman Luca di Montezemolo delivers a blunt early verdict on the Scuderia’s 2026 title hopes […]

Formula One Management has denied claims they edited footage of Andrea Kimi Antonelli's pole-winning lap to disguise his car "super-clipping" […]

Damascene moment has Charles Leclerc speaking for almost all of us, as more and more drivers speak out over 2026 rules […]

Cadillac beat Aston Martin to 19th and 20th on the grid of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, on a tricky weekend for Sergio Perez.Perez was the faster Cadillac driver on Saturday, with a 1m32.206s putting him 0.440s ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, albeit 1.1s away from 18th-placed Oliver Bearman and 1.3s down on the Q2 cut-off time.Read Also:Formula 1Honda engine […]

Formula 1 fans have applauded Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad after an impressive qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Briton managed to get through to Q3, knocking out four-time champion Max Verstappen, and will start the race at the Suzuka circuit from 10th on the grid.F1 later released onboard footage showing the rookie patting his car and touching his head to the […]

McLaren is looking to repair a failed ERS component, or will risk pushing Lando Norris towards a grid penalty later in the season […]

Kimi Antonelli reacts after beating George Russell by three tenths in a challenging qualifying session at Suzuka […]

If qualifying is supposed to be the ultimate test of driver skill and all-out car performance, then F1's Saturday afternoons are far removed from that axiom.The 2026 power unit compromises which have yielded some action-packed racing so far have also destroyed the essence of qualifying - at least for now, as F1 has a couple of weeks to figure itself out before May's Miami Grand Prix amid […]

Isack Hadjar revealed that Red Bull is bemused by the struggles it is facing at the Japanese Grand Prix as the Austrian outfit has regressed into the Formula 1 midfield.Red Bull’s new-for-2026 signing will start Sunday’s race at Suzuka in eighth, having qualified 1.2s off polesitter Kimi Antonelli though it was even worse for team-mate Max Verstappen.The four-time world champion […]

Max Verstappen has raised the prospect of considering his Formula 1 future, admitting he has to think about "life here" in the paddock […]

Here's where every F1 driver will line up for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lewis Hamilton is not expecting when F1 and the FIA meet after Suzuka to discuss the new rules as are a "lot of chefs in the kitchen" […]

Fernando Alonso has revealed he had “nearly no vibrations” from his Aston Martin’s Honda Formula 1 engine on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix, only for those to reoccur today.Aston Martin and Honda have endeavoured to lessen crippling vibrations from their new engine, which damage batteries and spark driver health concerns.Read Also:Formula 1Why Honda can’t solve the […]

Kimi Antonelli tops PlanetF1.com's list of Winners from qualifying in Japan, but who else features, and who has made the Losers list? […]

Lando Norris has pointed to the power units as being the weak point of the new F1, saying it "hurts the soul" to see speeds bleed away […]

Former Formula 1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen has shared a pointed message on social media, seemingly aimed at four-time champion Max Verstappen."If you lose your motivation in F1, it's better to quit, or at least take a break. That's what I did. The sport is too dangerous if you lose your focus," the ex-Sauber driver posted. While it is not stated who the message is aimed at […]

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Oscar Piastri […]

F1’s new rules have caused a major stir among drivers and fans, with the qualifying spectacle once again under scrutiny after Suzuka’s pole shootout delivered little fanfare […]

Toto Wolff has insisted there is no plan to tempt Max Verstappen over to Mercedes after years of speculation […]

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has backed George Russell to be able to handle the intra-team battle at Mercedes.The Brackley outfit has had a dominant start to the 2026 season, winning both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix and the Chinese sprint race. While Russell claimed the victory in Australia as well as in the sprint race, his team-mate Kimi Antonelli sits just four points […]

One team is performing even better at Suzuka than last year compared to Mercedes: Audi should have had both cars in Q3 […]

Max Verstappen is "beyond" just being frustrated with the current F1 rules and has suggested he has to make a decision about leaving […]

F1 2026 regulations face growing backlash as Carlos Sainz highlights problems drivers are encountering, especially after qualifying in Japan […]

McLaren team chief Andrea Stella has discussed the possibility of the Woking outfit challenging Ferrari for a spot on the podium at the Japanese Grand Prix. After a disastrous start to the season, which resulted in only one grand prix start from Lando Norris at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, McLaren saw a step forward at the Suzuka circuit. Oscar Piastri, who is yet to start a […]

Max Verstappen has explained why he dismissed a British newspaper journalist from his press conference in Japan, as his Red Bull Formula 1 team is keen to clear the air over the incident.In his Thursday session, Verstappen expelled a journalist who at the 2025 Abu Dhabi finale asked whether he regretted his red mist clash with George Russell in Barcelona last June. It resulted in a 10s […]

McLaren is down to its last battery on Lando Norris's F1 car, meaning he'll incur a penalty if he has any further failures before repairs can be made […]

Mattia Binotto reveals how quickly Jonathan Wheatley’s exit unfolded and why Audi must now restructure its team […]

Red Bull's 2026 F1 car is forcing its drivers to "reset your expectations" every lap and does not give them "any confidence to attack any corner" as a result […]

Max Verstappen explains his actions after kicking a British journalist out of his media session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix […]

We have a lot of work to do and are far away from where we want to be […]

The harvesting and deployment demands of the 2026 F1 regulations means the challenge of Suzuka has "gone" and that drivers are "handcuffed", as drivers criticise the situation […]

George Russell says there is little he can do to remedy his compromised set-up after struggling in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lando Norris' running at Suzuka this weekend has been impacted by technical dramas […]

Several Formula 1 drivers finished qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix lamenting the impact the sport's new power unit regulations have had on a flat-out lap at Suzuka […]

Charles Leclerc let his frustration shine through after qualifying at Suzuka, in which he labelled the new regulations a "f**king joke" […]

It’s been a good weekend so far and we are satisfied with where we are at the moment […]

Our pick of winners and losers from F1 qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lando Norris is “playing catch-up” at the Japanese Grand Prix after the Formula 1 world champion was outqualified by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at Suzuka.Norris will start Sunday’s race in fifth having qualified six tenths off Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who was around four tenths ahead of third-placed Piastri.Piastri has been a step ahead of his team-mate all weekend […]

The car is working well here and we now shift our focus to Sunday's race. We're looking forward to doing our best to put both cars into points scoring positions […]

The FIA is set for crunch talks on tweaks to the 2026 F1 rules after Japan, but will they work? […]

Charles Leclerc vents over team radio as F1 qualifying annoyance continues in Japan […]

Onboard footage from the cockpit of Charles Leclerc's Ferrari has surfaced showing the Monegasque driver fuming following qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. While Leclerc qualified fourth for the Japanese Grand Prix, he fumed over the team radio: "I can’t understand quali, it’s a f**king joke! I go faster in corners, throttle earlier, for f**k’s sake, I'm losing everything in the […]

As a team we have taken a step forward this weekend in both pace and reliability […]

Today was a positive step for us, with clear indications of progress in competitiveness […]

Fernando Alonso has warned Aston Martin’s issues with Honda have no quick fix after the vibrations returned at Suzuka […]

Two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso feels Suzuka's driving challenge is "gone" with the 2026 regulations as they are.The storied Japanese Grand Prix venue is a driver favourite with its challenging first sector Esses and its high-speed Degner and Spoon sequences. However, due to the energy saving demands of F1’s 2026 regulations, drivers are approaching those corners at lower […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted he felt "handcuffed on driving" due to Formula 1's new power units but said the track is still a challenge in parts […]

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen failed to compete in Q3 for the second time in three races; Verstappen qualified 11th for Sundays F1 race at Suzuka; watch the Japanese Grand Prix live at 6am on Sunday on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event, with build-up from 4.30am […]

We saw from the high fuel running on Friday that the pace was competitive, so we're hopeful of being in the mix for points again tomorrow with both cars […]

Lewis Hamilton offered a glum picture of where he and Ferrari stand ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Alex Albon was left frustrated by a continued issue with his Williams after a Q1 exit at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

George Russell struggled to second behind his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in qualifying at Suzuka; watch the Japanese Grand Prix live at 6am on Sunday on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event, with build-up from 4.30am […]

Lewis Hamilton is worried that Ferrari will only regress in the Formula 1 pecking order once McLaren has fully understood the Mercedes engine in the MCL40.Ferrari has been the closest challenger to the factory Mercedes outfit in the 2026 season, sitting second in the championship and 31 points behind the dominant Silver Arrows after two rounds.It’s been a more troubled start to […]

Max Verstappen has made further claims about a journalist in his latest clash with a member of the Formula 1 media […]

Charles Leclerc vented his frustration at Formula 1's new rules after a mistake in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix upset his power unit's energy deployment and cost him dear […]

We are still going through the learning process regarding how to approach qualifying and how to improve from Q1 to Q3, without being too aggressive […]