Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes will face threats from other teams this year due to the high rate of development in the 2026 season. After the first two rounds of the season, Mercedes leads the constructors' standings with 98 points, 31 points more than Ferrari in second. George Russell won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and Chinese sprint […]

Lewis Hamilton said he had "no confidence in the car" after the first two free practice sessions of the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lewis Larkam crunches the numbers on where McLaren really stacks up in the Japanese Grand Prix pecking order after a promising start at Suzuka […]

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed the fall out following his team's double-DNS at the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Alex Brundle has identified a weakness for Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli, as he finds himself battling against his team-mate George Russell in the 2026 championship. The Italian became the second-youngest driver to win an F1 race at the Chinese Grand Prix, and his part in the drivers' championship battle has since become a hot topic of conversation. While Brundle applauded […]

Formula 1 drivers say going quicker in the corners can make them slower over a qualifying lap due to a quirk of the new power unit rules […]

Despite a major gap in the calendar coming up, F1 teams have already brought significant performance upgrades to Suzuka […]

Oscar Piastri’s fastest practice time in Japan on Friday was fascinating not for the fact it beat Mercedes but because of how it was achieved […]

Lewis Hamilton has fired back at those who criticised him during the ground effect era.The seven-time champion has bounced back after a difficult few years in the championship. Hamilton struggled to adapt to the ground-effect era cars as he seemingly failed to bond with the change in driving behaviour. On top of this, he was also tasked with adjusting to his new surroundings at Ferrari after […]

There is still a glaring problem over one lap at Suzuka despite the last-minute F1 rule change […]

A tense Suzuka media moment with Max Verstappen sparks a candid response as the journalist details their disappointment and fallout […]

Ferrari is "just not quick enough" to trouble the front of the grid, thinks Lewis Hamilton, as the Scuderia hopes fixing its car balance will get it ahead of 2026 Formula 1 rival McLaren in Japan.Charles Leclerc and Hamilton finished fifth and sixth in second practice on Friday, shipping around seven and eight tenths respectively to session leader Oscar Piastri in the McLaren.Over half of […]

Today's team representatives press conference with Koji Watanabe, Ayao Komatsu and Andrea Stella […]

Lewis Hamilton also said he is pleased to disprove criticism from "certain individuals that hadn't had anywhere near the success that I'd had." […]

Ollie Bearman has branded Kimi Antonelli's maiden Formula 1 win as "very special".The Briton watched his former Formula 2 team-mate clinch his first grand prix victory at the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, which he claimed gave him confidence that he would be able to reach the same milestone one day."We text. We sent each other a message after the race," Bearman […]

Early championship leader George Russell was surprised by the pace of Mercedes' F1 rivals […]

Jenson Button’s verdict on Nico Rosberg versus Lewis Hamilton made for an awkward Sky F1 moment at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Pictures from the first day of practice for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka […]

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has tempered expectations after McLaren's Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in FP2 ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. While the Australian driver edged out the dominant Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, in the second practice session at Suzuka, Button argued that the Brackley outfit will likely be holding some performance back."We […]

It's been a bit of a mixed Friday […]

Crunch the numbers and McLaren is both closer and further away from Mercedes than it first appears […]

Adrian Newey said earlier this month he was unaware about Hondas inexperience before their full return to F1 as an engine manufacturer; watch final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at 2.30am ahead of Qualifying at 6am live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event on Saturday […]

Fernando Alonso speaks for the first time after the birth of his first child […]

Max Verstappen admits Red Bull has "big problems" after slumping to P10 in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

McLaren is expecting no changes to the 2026 Formula 1 pecking order despite a very strong showing in second practice at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix.The Woking outfit, which has won the last two titles, controlled FP2 via Oscar Piastri, whose world champion team-mate Lando Norris finished fourth amid issues with his hydraulics.It was nonetheless some much-needed positivity for […]

The new asphalt is overall smoother than the surface laid in 2025, yet it still offers good grip […]

Today was a pretty good day […]

You can see from our pace that the car isn't performing to the usual standards that we set ourselves […]

Alexander Albon says Formula 1 no longer has any high-speed corners. Does the data from Suzuka bear that out? […]

John Elkann has his say on Ferrari's recent F1 performances in an open letter […]

John Elkann delivers a blunt Ferrari verdict after a difficult 2025 season for Lewis Hamilton and the team in general […]

Performance wise, we're right in the thick of the midfield battle. A tenth either way could put us top or bottom […]

Ferrari brought its so-called (by team boss Frederic Vasseur) 'Macarena' wing to the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. But ahead of free practice on Friday, it decided to not to use the innovative rotating rear wing flap, even though there were enough spare parts in the Suzuka garages to build two cars.  The SF-26s will therefore contest the third round of the calendar with no major changes […]

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has shared an update after the birth of his first child.The 44-year-old driver arrived late at the Suzuka Circuit for "personal family reasons", which have now been confirmed to be the arrival of his child with his partner, Melissa Jimenez."I’m a little jet-lagged because I landed this morning, but here we are," Alonso told DAZN Spain after the […]

Lewis Hamilton was sixth in both Friday practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, while McLaren appear to be pole position contenders against Mercedes; watch final practice at 2.30am ahead of Qualifying at 6am live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event on Saturday […]

Lewis Hamilton concedes Ferrari is lagging behind its F1 rivals at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

We've had a fairly straightforward first day. The car ran reliably and we've been able to get through our planned work […]

Overall a very productive Friday […]

Former IndyCar driver and F1 TV presenter James Hinchcliffe believes Carlos Sainz is facing a "defining moment" in his career after joining Williams.The Spaniard was left looking for a new seat after he was replaced at Ferrari by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton from 2025. After weighing up multiple options, Sainz ultimately signed with Williams.The Grove outfit is currently battling […]

Here are our winners and losers from the first day of on-track action at the Japanese GP […]

It's been a slightly tricky day for us […]

We've done all the work we wanted to do today and now we have a few scans to do to understand parts of the car […]

Max Verstappen explains the problems facing Red Bull after a challenging Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

The stewards warned Franco Colapinto for impeding Max Verstappen during practice but cleared Lewis Hamilton of a similar infringement […]

Red Bull F1 team principal Laurent Mekies admitted his squad is "very far" from the frontrunners in Japan after crippling balance issues have left his drivers off the pace. Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar ended the day in 10th and 15th respectively, over 1.3 seconds off the front, after Red Bull struggled to dial in the balance of its RB22. Verstappen feared there would be "no easy fix" for Red […]

Generally speaking it has not been an easy day for us […]

Seeing Oscar finish P1 is always encouraging, and it shows we are working hard to extract the maximum from the package, but we remain realistic […]

Formula 1 stewards were busy after opening practice for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix as Friday's FP1 saw three separate incidents be investigated afterwards.Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Alex Albon, Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Carlos Sainz were under the spotlight, though all incidents resulted in no further action at Suzuka.One was between world champions Hamilton and […]

Lando Norris was hampered by replability problems on Friday at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix […]

Honda has pushed back on Adrian Newey’s claims, insisting Aston Martin concerns were a ‘misunderstanding’ […]

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen says his Red Bull Formula 1 car is "bleeding a lot of lap time" from significant balancing issues in Japanese Grand Prix free practice.Verstappen was seventh in Friday morning's FP1 session, eight tenths adrift of leader George Russell in the Mercedes, after complaining of a lack of rotation from his RB22. As Red Bull made the necessary set-up changes in […]

Aston Martin breaks its silence on rumours linking Jonathan Wheatley with the team […]

During the opening weekend of the 2026 Formula 1 season, much of the media attention was on the number of batteries that Honda had to its disposal in Melbourne.But that Friday, Adrian Newey made an unrelated, even more interesting comment. The legendary designer revealed that Aston Martin did not know until November 2025 that Honda’s F1 project was in a completely different state compared to […]

Max Verstappen will speak with the FIA’s stewards for a second time on Friday after an incident with Franco Colapinto during FP2 at the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen had an incident-filled day at the Suzuka circuit on Friday, although none of it was his fault. Two practices, two stewards’ visits for Max Verstappen Want more […]

Ferrari chairman John Elkann admitted that the Maranello outfit "fell short of ambitions" in 2025, but assured its stakeholders that "racing is as much about learning as winning".The Fred Vasseur-led team finished the 2025 Formula 1 season fourth in the constructors' standings. After Lewis Hamilton joined the team at the start of the year, he took time to adjust to the new team. While he […]

Aston Martin has confirmed the joyous news as "el padre" arrived in the Suzuka paddock ahead of Friday's practice […]